Thomas Sowell Quotes

One has to learn from history. Quite frankly, it is almost impossible to have a sense of vision without a sense of history. If history is learned, then it doesn't have to repeat itself over generations.

One of the most important reasons for studying history is that virtually every stupid idea that is in vogue today has been tried before and proved disastrous before, time and again.

Some say, 'Those who ignore history are doomed to repeat it.' I say, 'Those who ignore history are in for a big surprise.'

I like historical pieces. History was my favorite subject in school, it was the only subject I excelled in. I love the idea of history and the idea that we may have the opportunity to learn from our past mistakes.

I think people in general have neglected to learn about history.

What we learn from history is that people don't learn from history.

A lot of people believe that you don't need to know the history and that creates newness. I disagree: we should always be informed and then destroy it.

I'm trying to preach the idea that if we don't pay attention to history we're destined to repeat it.

Can't disagree with the need for a grasp of history.

You cannot not know history.

Fifty years ago, historians advised politicians and policy-makers. They helped chart the future of nations by helping leaders learn from past mistakes in history. But then something changed, and we began making decisions based on economic principles rather than historical ones. The results were catastrophic.

I think you can learn from history.

Learning from the past helps to ensure that mistakes are not repeated.

It is only education and understanding of the past that teaches us not to repeat history.

I don't think you should ever run from history. You should learn from it and embrace it.

Those who don't know history are destined to repeat it.

Without a generation of civilized people to study history, to preserve its records, to absorb its lessons and relate them to its own problems, history, too, would lose its meaning.

There can be no dedication to Canada's future without a knowledge of its past.

Those who fail to learn from history are condemned to repeat it.

You simply can't understand the present if you don't understand the past. There is no more alarming case study of the consequences of historical ignorance than President Trump.

Histories are to educate so that we understand better for ourselves and for motivation.

Americans are in vital need of the instruction that historians can provide.

I think if we don't understand history, if we don't keep referring back to it, we become complacent. And complacency, as we all know, it leads to repeating history.

One should live with history round one.

We learn from history. That's what it's all about.