"Sometimes history takes things into its own hands"
- Thurgood Marshall
About this Quote
Thurgood Marshall is suggesting that there are moments in history where occasions unravel in a manner that is past human control or intervention. These events can have substantial influence on the course of history and also can shape the globe in unexpected means. Marshall might be indicating that even those who work to affect or shape history can not constantly forecast or regulate the end results of their actions.
This quote is written / told by Thurgood Marshall between July 2, 1908 and January 24, 1993. He was a famous Judge from USA.
The author also have 11 other quotes.
"A lawyer without history or literature is a mechanic, a mere working mason; if he possesses some knowledge of these, he may venture to call himself an architect"
"We have our own history, our own language, our own culture. But our destiny is also tied up with the destinies of other people - history has made us all South Africans"
"It is humiliating to remain with our hands folded while others write history. It matters little who wins. To make a people great it is necessary to send them to battle even if you have to kick them in the pants. That is what I shall do"
