History repeats itself, first as tragedy, second as farce.

The entire so-called history of the world is nothing but the creation of man through human labor.

There are some things that are as basic and as structural in history, and if we don't know these things, we are in danger of destroying ourselves and our world.

At times of crisis, myths have their historical importance.

Worms have played a more important part in the history of the world than humans would at first suppose.

The world at large is less inequitable today than at any time in history. Number of people in abject poverty, as a percentage, is at all-time low.