Too many activists have convinced themselves that they have a monopoly on truth. A little humility and a sense of history could move us all forward.

Quote by Jon Meacham

Topics: History Quotes, Humility Quotes, Religion Quotes, Truth Quotes

I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past.

I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past.

But perhaps the rest of us could have separate classes in science appreciation, the wonder...

But perhaps the rest of us could have separate classes in science appreciation, the wonder...

History - its what those bitter old men write

History - its what those bitter old men write

The history of saints is mainly the history of insane people.

The history of saints is mainly the history of insane people.

The people who have really made history are the martyrs.

The people who have really made history are the martyrs.

History knows no resting place and no plateaus

History knows no resting place and no plateaus

History repeats itself, and that's one of the things that's wrong with history.

History repeats itself, and that's one of the things that's wrong with history.

Personally, I would be delighted if there were a life after death, especially if it...

Personally, I would be delighted if there were a life after death, especially if it...

History will be kind to me for I intend to write it

History will be kind to me for I intend to write it

The principle that human nature, in its psychological aspects, is nothing more than a product...

The principle that human nature, in its psychological aspects, is nothing more than a product...

The creative act is not pure. History evidences it. Sociology extracts it. The writer loses...

The creative act is not pure. History evidences it. Sociology extracts it. The writer loses...

History repeats itself

History repeats itself

We have not invaded anyone. We have not conquered anyone. We have not grabbed their...

We have not invaded anyone. We have not conquered anyone. We have not grabbed their...

Yesterday, December seventh, 1941, a date which will live in infamy, the United States of...

Yesterday, December seventh, 1941, a date which will live in infamy, the United States of...

My reading of history convinces me that most bad government has grown out of too...

My reading of history convinces me that most bad government has grown out of too...

Happy the people whose annals are blank in history books

Happy the people whose annals are blank in history books

I don't have space to enter into the examples or the history of this, so...

I don't have space to enter into the examples or the history of this, so...

Democracy is a process by which the people are free to choose the man who...

Democracy is a process by which the people are free to choose the man who...

Humility reminds you that in order to receive value, you must create value in equal...

Humility reminds you that in order to receive value, you must create value in equal...

Humility must always be the portion of any man who receives acclaim earned in the...

Humility must always be the portion of any man who receives acclaim earned in the...

The Bible was a consolation to a fellow alone in the old cell. The lovely...

The Bible was a consolation to a fellow alone in the old cell. The lovely...

The truth, the absolute truth, is that the chief beauty for the theatre consists in...

The truth, the absolute truth, is that the chief beauty for the theatre consists in...