The history of the world is but the biography of great men.

Thomas Carlyle

On Heroes

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Great man theory of history History

Author

Thomas Carlyle

Source

On Heroes

Language

English

Time

1840 1840s 19th century

Occupation

Philosopher Writer

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United Kingdom Europe

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Citation

Carlyle, Thomas. "The Hero as Divinity." 5 May 1840, London, England, UK. Lecture.

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It is not what a man outwardly has or wants that constitutes the happiness or misery of him. Nakedness, hunger, distress of all kinds, death itself have been cheerfully suffered, when the heart was right. It is the feeling of injustice that is insupportable to all men.

Thomas Carlyle

Chartism

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Topic
Injustice Adversity

Author

Thomas Carlyle
Source
Chartism
Language
English
Time
1840 1840s 19th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Carlyle, Thomas. Chartism. London: James Frases, 1840, ch. 5.

Current Citation

Carlyle, Thomas. "Chartism." Thomas Carlyle: Selected Writings. Penguin Classics, 2015.

Another quote from the 1840s

The more things change, the more they are the same.

Alphonse Karr

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Change

Author

Alphonse Karr
Source
Les Guepes
Medium
Magazine
Statement Type
Paradox
Language
French
Time
1849 1840s 19th century
Authentication Score 1
Citation

Karr, Alphonse. Les Guepes. Au Bureau du Figaro, c. 1849.

Another quote about History

History is more or less bunk.

Henry Ford

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Topic
History
Speaker
Henry Ford
Source
Chicago Tribune
Medium
Interview Newspapers
Language
English
Time
1916 1910s 20th century
Authentication Score 1
Citation

Ford, Henry. Interviewed by Charles N. Wheeler. Chicago Tribune, 25 May 1916.