Historical Impact Quotes

"People are trapped in history and history is trapped in them" "Sometimes history needs a push" "It is not the kings and generals that make history, but the masses of the people." "He who understands Archimedes and Apollonius will admire less the achievements of the foremost men of later times." "The tyrant dies and his rule is over; the martyr dies and his rule begins" "The eyes of the nation are upon us. We are the stewards of its resources. We shall be remembered in spite of ourselves." "Could I have but a line a century hence crediting a contribution to the advance of peace I would gladly yield every honor which has been accorded me in war"