Whistle/history

Famous quotes containing the words whistle and/or history:

    “Discourse on virtue and they pass by in droves, whistle and dance the shimmy, and you’ve got an audience.”
    —Diogenes of Sinope (c. 410–320 B.C.)

    “Man watches his history on the screen with apathy and an occasional passing flicker of horror or indignation.”
    —Conor Cruise O’Brien (b. 1917)