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Great man theory of history6 quotes
Who built the Thebes of the seven gates?
In the books you will find the names of kings.
Did the kings haul up the lumps of rock?...
Where, the evening that the wall of China was finished
Did the masons go? — Bertolt Brecht · 1936Modern politics is, at bottom, a struggle not of men but of forces. — Henry Adams · 1907The history of the world is but the biography of great men. — Thomas Carlyle · 1840In historical events great men-so called-are but labels serving to give a name to the event, and like labels they have the least possible connection with the event itself. — Leo Tolstoy · 1869What millions died-that Caesar might be great! — Thomas Campbell · 1799I used to say of him that his presence on the field made the difference of forty thousand men. — Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington · 1831History3 quotes
Who built the Thebes of the seven gates?
In the books you will find the names of kings.
Did the kings haul up the lumps of rock?...
Where, the evening that the wall of China was finished
Did the masons go? — Bertolt Brecht · 1936The history of the world is but the biography of great men. — Thomas Carlyle · 1840In historical events great men-so called-are but labels serving to give a name to the event, and like labels they have the least possible connection with the event itself. — Leo Tolstoy · 1869Military strategy1 quote
I used to say of him that his presence on the field made the difference of forty thousand men. — Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington · 1831Nature of history1 quote
In historical events great men-so called-are but labels serving to give a name to the event, and like labels they have the least possible connection with the event itself. — Leo Tolstoy · 1869Political theory1 quote
Modern politics is, at bottom, a struggle not of men but of forces. — Henry Adams · 1907Politics1 quote
Modern politics is, at bottom, a struggle not of men but of forces. — Henry Adams · 1907Seven wonders of the world1 quote
Who built the Thebes of the seven gates?
In the books you will find the names of kings.
Did the kings haul up the lumps of rock?...
Where, the evening that the wall of China was finished
Did the masons go? — Bertolt Brecht · 1936Workers1 quote
Who built the Thebes of the seven gates?
In the books you will find the names of kings.
Did the kings haul up the lumps of rock?...
Where, the evening that the wall of China was finished
Did the masons go? — Bertolt Brecht · 1936