"To remain ignorant of history is to..." - Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero

“Whatever is graceful is virtuous, and whatever is virtuous is graceful.”

“When money is unreasonably coveted, it is a disease of the mind which is called avarice.”

“It is of no avail to know what is about to happen; for it is a sad thing to be grieved when grief can do no good.”

“From reading of the people I admired - ranging from the soldiers of Valley Forge and Morgan's riflemen to my Southern forefathers and kinfolk - I felt a great admiration for men who were fearless and who could hold their own in the world. And I had a great desire to be like them.”

“I went to a white school over here in Mason, Michigan. The white man made the mistake of letting me read his history books. He made the mistake of teaching me that Patrick Henry was a patriot and George Washington - wasn't nothing non-violent about old Pat or George Washington.”

“I am convinced that much more emphasis should be placed on history. The purpose of history is to learn how human beings react when exposed to the danger of wounds or death.”

“We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid.”

“Being #‎ IGNORANT is not so much a SHAME, as being UNWILLING to LEARN to do things THE #‎ RIGHT WAY.”

“The more ignorant you are, the quicker you fight.”