"The inner history of a people is contained in its songs." ~~ Rabbi Adolph Jellinek
"I can’t listen to that much Wagner. I start getting the urge to conquer Poland." ~~ Woody Allen
"One kingdom comes and another goes, but Israel abices for ever." ~~ Baraitha
"History is the study of other people’s mistakes." ~~ Phillip Guedalla
"Our Holy Scriptures are not only a religious book, but the foundation of our literature, our language and our history, and the sole source of them." ~~ Rav Tza’ir
"Of all the evils of our generation, I do not know one that obstructs the moral development of mankind more than the Press." ~~ David Frishman
"The philosophy of a nation is to be found in its proverbs at times. " ~~ Chaim Nachman Bialik
"History has no time to be just…She keeps her eyes fixed on the victorious, and leaves the vanquished in the shadows." ~~ Stefan Zweig
"Judaism is an historical religion." ~~ Moses Hess
"History, far from repeating itself, occasionally produces startling surprises." ~~ Reuven Alcalay
"To see in history a moral purpose and a task for a people on earth is a great discovery, far more important than the accounts of battles and intrigues that have plagued humanity from time immemorial." ~~ Jacob Singer
"Blood and fire and pillars of smoke—Joel (Yoel) 3:3—this is the whole history of the Jews; the rest is commentary; study it." ~~ Isaac Kaminer