History Defined Is Simply the Past
History cannot be interpreted through the mindset of the 21st century, but must be considered through the perception of those who lived before us. Prejudice and criticism cannot exist here because lives and events from the past were different. Judgment and morals were different. Our reality today is not the same reality to those who came before us.
“History is the essence of innumerable biographies.”
Thomas Carlyle | 1795-1881 | Scottish philosopher, satirical writer, essayist,
translator, historian, mathematician, and teacher
“The reading of all good books is like a conversation
with the finest minds of past centuries.”
Immanuel Kant | 1724-1804 | German philosopher
and a central figure in modern philosophy
“The farther backward you can look,
the farther forward you are likely to see.”
Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill | 1874-1965 |
British politician, army officer, and writer
Prime Minister of the U.K. from 1940 to 1945 and again from 1951 to 1955
“Reading furnishes the mind
only with materials of knowledge; it is thinking
that makes what we read ours.”
John Locke | 1632-1704 | English philosopher and physician –
widely regarded as one of the most influential
of Enlightenment thinkers
“I conceive a knowledge of books is the basis
upon which other knowledge is to be built.”
George Washington | 1732-1799 | American soldier and statesman –
First President of the United States and honored as ‘Father of His Country’
“Truth is to question opinion and
imagination is to stir curiosity and emotion.”
Allan Nevins | 1890-1971 | Columbia University, 1956
“Do not become a mere recorder of facts,
but try and penetrate the mystery
of their origin.”
Ivan Pavlov | 1849-1936 | Russian physiologist –
known primarily for his work in classical conditioning
“Wisdom…comes not from age, but from education
and learning.”
Anton Chekhov | 1860-1904 | Russian playwright and short-story writer –
considered to be among the greatest writers of short fiction in history
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2013 | Updated 2020