Quotes & Sayings About History Written By The Victor

Whether we be Italians or Frenchmen, misery concerns us all. Ever since history has been written, ever since philosophy has meditated, misery has been the garment of the human race; the moment has at length arrived for tearing off that rag, and for replacing, upon the naked limbs of the Man-People, the sinister fragment of the past with the grand purple robe of the dawn. — Victor Hugo

History is always written by the victor, and the histories of the losing parties belong to the shrinking circle of those who were there. — Joachim Peiper

History is written by the victor. — Guillermo Del Toro

It is also said that history is written by the victors. This was particularly true in the Old Realm, where the official historians at the Library of Avaress had been required for centuries to be named Victor. — Robert Kroese

Ever since history has been written, ever since philosophy has meditated, misery has been the garment of the human race. — Victor Hugo

History is written by the victor, and if the elderly don't pass down their memories, eventually there won't be anyone else left alive who knows how the war was really fought. — Rachel Vincent