1. HOW DO OTHERS UNDERSTAND HISTORY?

2. DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. “History is a great teacher.”

3. MAHATMA GANDHI “When I despair, I remember that all through history, the way of truth and love has always won.”

4. MALCOLM X “History is a people’s memory, and without a memory, man is demoted to the lower animals.”

5. WINSTON CHURCHILL “History is written by the winners.”

6. HOWARD ZINN “Human history is a history not only of cruelty, but also of compassion, sacrifice, courage, kindness. What we choose to emphasize in this complex history will determine our lives.”

7. “History-writing is a way of getting rid of the past.”