Hendrik Willem Van Loon Quotes

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The human race is possessed of almost incredible vitality. It has survived theology. In due time it will survive industrialism.

Hendrik Willem Van Loon

The history of the world is the record of a man in quest of his daily bread and butter.

Hendrik Willem Van Loon

The world is in dreadful need of men who will assume the new leadership - who will have the courage of their own visions and who will recognise clearly that we are only at the beginning of the voyage, and have to learn an entirely new system of seamanship.

Hendrik Willem Van Loon

The foundation for a new era was laid but yesterday. The human was given its first chance to become truly civilised when it took courage to question all things and made 'knowledge and understanding' the foundation upon which to create a more reasonable and sensible society of human beings.

Hendrik Willem Van Loon

Hendrik Willem Van Loon

Hendrik Willem Van Loon

Born: January 14, 1882

Died: March 11, 1944 (aged 62)

Bio: Hendrik Willem van Loon was a Dutch-American historian, journalist, and award-winning children's book author.

Known for:

The Story of Mankind (1921)
The arts (1939)
The Fall of the Dutch Republic (1913)
Van Loon's geography (1932)
Ancient man (1900)

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