History is neither written nor made without love or hate.
Interpretation
History is shaped by human emotions, specifically love and hate.
The quote by Theodor Mommsen emphasizes that history is profoundly influenced by the powerful emotions of love and hate. These emotions drive human actions and decisions that ultimately carve out our historical narrative, suggesting that the motivation behind events plays a crucial role in shaping the course of history.
In practice
This quote is perfect for a discussion on the motivations behind historical events.
An independent state does not pay too dear a price for its independence in accepting the sufferings of war when it cannot avoid them; a state which has lost its independence may find at least some compensation in the fact that its protector procures for it peace with its neighbours.
The history of Rome presents various men of greater genius than Scipio Aemilianus, but none equalling him in moral purity, in the utter absence of political selfishness, in generous love of his country, and none, perhaps, to whom destiny has assigned a more tragic part.
History has a Nemesis for every sin.
If there is a God that has special plans for humans, then He has taken very great pains to hide His concern for us. To me it would seem impolite if not impious to bother such a God with our prayers.
If thou suffer injustice, console thyself; the true unhappiness is in doing it.
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So long as you do not achieve social liberty, whatever freedom is provided by the law is of no avail to you.
Feminism involves so much more than gender equality and it involves so much more than gender. Feminism must involve consciousness of capitalism (I mean the feminism that I relate to, and there are multiple feminisms, right). So it has to involve a consciousness of capitalism and racism and colonialism and post-colonialities, and ability and more genders than we can even imagine and more sexualities than we ever thought we could name.
I embrace my rival, but only to strangle him.
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