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"I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones." The world-renowned Theoretical Physicist uttered these words (or a version of them) around the 1940's when the first nuclear weapons were being developed."I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones." The world-renowned Theoretical Physicist uttered these words (or a version of them) around the 1940's when the first nuclear weapons were being developed.
"I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones." The world-renowned Theoretical Physicist uttered these words (or a version of them) around the 1940's when the first nuclear weapons were being developed.

12 Chilling Quotes from History: Eerie and powerful quotes that haunt us even to this day

Quotes, despite often being known as inspirational or soothing, can often be eerie and downright chilling - this is especially true when we look to quotes from the past as history is full of turmoil and conflict.
Thomas Mackay
By Thomas Mackay
Published 22nd Sep 2022, 16:33 BST
Updated 22nd Sep 2022, 16:45 BST

History is filled with a myriad of fascinating (and/or disturbing) events that resulted in quotes that reverberate across the years to this very day.

Some of these quotations have survived for as long as centuries, emanating from all corners of the Earth, and offering sobering perspectives that reflect the eras they originated in, personal experiences, or misguided ideologies.

To offer insight into the past and a range of human experience, here are 12 haunting quotes from history that will send chills down your spine.

To offer insight into the past and a range of human experience, here are 12 haunting quotes from history that will send chills down your spine.

"I am the flail of god. Had you not created great sins, god would not have sent a punishment like me upon you." Khan was a 13th-century warrior born in Mongolia who established the Mongol Empire - one of history's largest empires. The Mongol conquests saw the death of 40 million people worldwide.

5. Genghis Khan

"I am the flail of god. Had you not created great sins, god would not have sent a punishment like me upon you." Khan was a 13th-century warrior born in Mongolia who established the Mongol Empire - one of history's largest empires. The Mongol conquests saw the death of 40 million people worldwide. Photo: Unknown author via Wikimedia Commons

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“Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities.” Best known by his pen name Voltaire, he was a French writer and public activist who played a key role in defining the eighteenth-century movement known as 'the Enlightenment'.

6. Voltaire (François-Marie Arouet)

“Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities.” Best known by his pen name Voltaire, he was a French writer and public activist who played a key role in defining the eighteenth-century movement known as 'the Enlightenment'. Photo: Miscellaneous Items in High Demand, PPOC, Library of Congress via Wikimedia Commons

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"A lie told once remains a lie but a lie told a thousand times becomes the truth." Goebbels was a German Nazi politician and the district leader of Berlin. His quote is an eerie reminder of the danger of ideology and propaganda. He said it in 1941, two years after World War 2 began.

7. Joseph Goebbels

"A lie told once remains a lie but a lie told a thousand times becomes the truth." Goebbels was a German Nazi politician and the district leader of Berlin. His quote is an eerie reminder of the danger of ideology and propaganda. He said it in 1941, two years after World War 2 began. Photo: Heinrich Hoffmann via Wikimedia Commons

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"Ik schiet beter! (I shoot better!)" Schaft was a Dutch resistance fighter during WW2, reportedly when the Nazis tried to execute her, one shot at her head and only grazed her temple, she taunted this quote in response before a second gunman managed to kill her.

8. Hannie Schaft

"Ik schiet beter! (I shoot better!)" Schaft was a Dutch resistance fighter during WW2, reportedly when the Nazis tried to execute her, one shot at her head and only grazed her temple, she taunted this quote in response before a second gunman managed to kill her. Photo: NIOD, Nationaal Archief and others all state unknown photographer via Wikimedia Commons

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