Japan, Hua Chunying (華春瑩)

I must point out that the territorial disputes between Japan and its neighbors stem from its past aggression and colonial rules. We hope that Japan can face up to history, have a deep reflection on it and take real action to win back trust from its Asian neighbors.

- Hua Chunying (華春瑩), during a regular press briefing (2014.02.05)

Arts, André Malraux

History may clarify our understanding of the supreme work of art, but can never account for it completely; for the Time of art is not the same as the Time of history.

- André Malraux (1901-1976)

History, Li Keqiang

The forces of justice and the Chinese people -- and the people elsewhere who love peace -- will never accept any comments or actions that seek to deny or glorify the past history of fascist aggression.

- Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (May 27, 2013)

History, Li Keqiang

By looking into a mirror, one can make sure that he is dressed properly. Only by facing history squarely, can one creat a future.

- Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (李克强), the Potsdam Conference n the state of Brandenburg, Germany (May 2013)

U.K., Colvin R. de Silva

(The sun never sets on the British Empire.) That's because God does not trust the British in the dark.

- Colvin R. de Silva (1907–1987)

U.K., Unknown history student

The sun never sets on the British empire because Britain is in the east and the sun sets in the west.

- Unknown history student

History, Winston Churchill

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

- Winston Churchill (1874-1965)

Literature, Henry James

It takes a great deal of history to produce a little literature.

- Henry James (1843-1916)

History, Henry Ford

History is more or less bunk.

- Henry Ford (1863–1947)

History, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel

What experience and history teach is this - that people and government never have learned anything from history, or acted on principles deduced from it.

- Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel (1770-1831)

America is ... (George Clemenceau)

America is the only nation in history which miraculously has gone directly from barbarism to degeneration without the usual intervention of civilization.

- George Clemenceau

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

- Winston Churchill