Quotes by Historians

Our authorities leave us no doubt that the trust lodged with the oligarchy was sometimes abused, but it certainly ought not to be regarded as a mere usurpation or engine of tyranny. Henry James Sumner Maine

Trust Sometimes Tyranny Doubt Ought Our Lodged No Doubt Mere Abuse Leave Authorities Regarded Us Engine Certainly Usurpation Oligarchy

When primitive law has once been embodied in a Code, there is an end to what may be called its spontaneous development. Henry James Sumner Maine

Law Once Embodied Development Primitive Spontaneous Been End May Code

The most celebrated system of jurisprudence known to the world begins, as it ends, with a Code. Henry James Sumner Maine

World System Most Known Celebrated Begins Jurisprudence Ends Code

The ancient Roman code belongs to a class of which almost every civilised nation in the world can show a sample, and which, so far as the Roman and Hellenic worlds were concerned, were largely diffused over them at epochs not widely distant from one another. Henry James Sumner Maine

The Roman jurisprudence has the longest known history of any set of human institutions. Henry James Sumner Maine

History Longest Institutions Known Any Jurisprudence Roman Human Set

But I like not these great success of yours; for I know how jealous are the gods. Herodotus

Success Jealous Jealousy Great Great Success Like Know How Gods Yours

As the old saw says well: every end does not appear together with its beginning. Herodotus

Together Old Beginning Every Saw Says Well Does End Appear

I am bound to tell what I am told, but not in every case to believe it. Herodotus

Truth Believe Every Tell Case Bound Am

Illness strikes men when they are exposed to change. Herodotus

Change Men Strikes Exposed Illness

The Caribbean world has changed radically since the 1960s, and postcolonial generations have very different mentalities from those that went before. Hilary Beckles

World Before Changed Caribbean Those Generations Since Very Different Radically

The Caribbean calls upon the enslaving governments of Europe and their national institutions, all enriched and empowered by their crimes against humanity, to return to the region in order to participate in cleaning up their colonial mess. Hilary Beckles

Most wars, after all, present themselves as humanitarian endeavors to help people. Howard Zinn

People Most Endeavors After Themselves Help Help People Wars Humanitarian Present

Almost no one wants to admit the genius of Jeff Bezos and Amazon. Apparently, many have failed to see that Amazon has become the world's biggest retail company. Hubert Burda

Genius World Become See Admit Retail No-One Almost Failed Amazon Wants Biggest Apparently Jeff Many Company

Journalists must not be made accomplices by the secret service to solve its own problems. Hubert Burda

Service Problems Made Own Secret Must Solve Journalists

The 'spirit of Davos' has definitely achieved a thing or two. Hubert Burda

Definitely Spirit Achieved Thing Two

Everything that exists is information, and everything that is informative also exists. The infosphere is not a virtual space that is distinct from the real world. Rather, the world itself is increasingly being considered an information space and part of the infosphere. Hubert Burda

World Space Increasingly Virtual Everything Considered Distinct Rather Part Also Real Exists Itself Being The Real World Real World Information Informative

Younger generations in particular, who have spent a great deal of time in information environments since they were small children, would feel like a fish out of water if they were shut out of the global stream of information. Hubert Burda

Time Great Stream Water Great Deal Spent Out Would Small Small Children Generations Feel Since Environments Particular Like Global Deal Fish Were Children Information Younger Younger Generations Who Shut

When Arianna Huffington founded 'The Huffington Post' in 2005, a whole new era of journalism began. Hubert Burda

Post Journalism New New Era Era Began Whole Founded

Humankind is getting more and more connected. Hubert Burda

More More And More Getting Connected Humankind

The way communication works is changing. Hubert Burda

Communication Changing Way Works

I think that the Internet and print behave in a complementary manner. Hubert Burda

Internet Think Complementary Print Behave Manner