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Historian a broad-gauge gossip.

Quote by Ambrose Bierce about history

Historians tell the story of the past, novelists the story of the present.

Quote by Edmond de Goncourt about literature, present, past

I believe that historians and analysts of historical events need the authority of facts supplied by living witnesses to the events, which they make their subject.

Quote by Ibrahim Babangida about events, authority, need

Now, there are some who would like to rewrite history - revisionist historians is what I like to call them.

Quote by George W. Bush about history

Very few things happen at the right time, and the rest do not happen at all. The conscientious historian will correct these defects.

Quote by Herodotus about defects, rightness, things, time

The most secular, atheist historian on the planet would have to grant that the entire legal system of Western civilization pivots off those tablets.

Quote by Mike Pence about history, civilization

A good historian is timeless; although he is a patriot, he will never flatter his country in any respect.

Quote by Francois de Salignac de la Mothe-Fenelon about homeland, country, respect, good, good luck