Quotes contributed by members of Famous Quotes and Famous Sayings at The Famous Quotes List.

A people's literature is the great textbook for real knowledge of them. 
The writings of the day show the quality of the people as 
no historical reconstruction can. 
- Edith Hamilton (1867-1963) US educator

Do not separate text from historical background. 
If you do, you will have perverted and subverted the Constitution, 
which can only end in a distorted, bastardized form of illegitimate government.
- James Madison, 4th U.S. President (1751-1836)

A historical romance is the only kind of book where chastity really counts. 
- Dame Barbara Cartland (1901-2000) English novelist

The Assembly has witnessed over the last weeks how historical truth 
is established. Once an allegation has been repeated a few times, 
it is no longer an allegation. It is an established fact, even if 
no evidence has been brought out in order to support it.
- Dag Hammarskjold, Swedish Statesman/U.N. Official (1905-1961)