“All History is current; all injustice continues on some level, somewhere in the world.”
— Alice Walker
Author: Alice Walker
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It is humiliating to remain with our
“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.”
— Benito Mussolini
Author: Benito Mussolini
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The long-established and noble rule of Law,
“The long-established and noble rule of Law, one of the greatest products of the character and tradition of British history, has suffered a deadly blow. Blackmail has become respectable.”
— Robert Menzies
Author: Robert Menzies
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In the long term we can hope
“In the long term we can hope that religion will change the nature of man and reduce conflict. But history is not encouraging in this respect. The bloodiest wars in history have been religious wars.”
— Richard M. Nixon
Author: Richard M. Nixon
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A truly American sentiment recognizes the dignity
“A truly American sentiment recognizes the dignity of labor and the fact that honor lies in honest toil.”
— Grover Cleveland
Author: Grover Cleveland
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The history of Christianity, therefore, must be
“The history of Christianity, therefore, must be of concern to all who are interested in the record of man and particularly to all who seek to understand the contemporary human scene.”
— Kenneth Scott Latourette
Author: Kenneth Scott Latourette
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When you do the common things in
“When you do the common things in life in an uncommon way, you will command the attention of the world.”
— George Washington Carver
Author: George Washington Carver
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Rome – the city of visible history,
“Rome – the city of visible history, where the past of a whole hemisphere seems moving in funeral procession with strange ancestral images and trophies gathered from afar.”
— George Eliot
Author: George Eliot
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A year is an eternity in politics
“A year is an eternity in politics – though less than a moment in history.”
— Eliot Spitzer
Author: Eliot Spitzer
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The Internet is the most important single
“The Internet is the most important single development in the history of human communication since the invention of call waiting.”
— Dave Barry
Author: Dave Barry
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Jewelry and pins have been worn throughout
“Jewelry and pins have been worn throughout history as symbols of power, sending messages. Interestingly enough, it was mostly men who wore the jewelry in various times, and obviously crowns were part of signals that were being sent throughout history by people of rank.”
— Madeleine Albright
Author: Madeleine Albright
Category: history
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