That strain of anti-monopoly crusading egalitarianism really runs throughout American history from [Tomas] Jefferson to Woodrow Wilson, that finds its apotheosis in… — Jeffrey Rosen Copy Share Image
We [Americans] inherited British law, which is like the new "reforms" that are being made now, in the sense that people are… — Marilynne Robinson Copy Share Image
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“p. 274 ...his trademark decision to surrender power as commander in chief and then president, was not...a sign that he had conquered… — Joseph J. Ellis Copy Share Image
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There is nothing antithetical in American history, culture, or traditions to teamwork. Teams were important in America's history - wagon trains conquered… — Lester Thurow Copy Share Image
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“Awad Ibrahim, Sudanese professor of education at the University of Ottawa, described the process [of becoming Black in America] in these terms:… — H. Samy Alim Copy Share Image
“On the second floor was the office in which Houston pounded an ancient typewriter with two fingers, always setting an example of… — Carl T. Rowan Copy Share Image
This Congress did more to uplift education, more to attack disease in this country and around the world, and more to conquer… — Lyndon B. Johnson Copy Share Image
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“Today, many whites oppose all social reform as "welfare programs for blacks." They ignore the fact that poor whites have employment, education,… — Derrick Bell Copy Share Image
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I used to come out here every Fourth of July as a child to picnic and to swim on the island, to… — Natasha Trethewey Copy Share Image
I argued last year on my shared blog that selling the right to immigrate would be the best approach to legal immigration.… — Gary Becker Copy Share Image
“Few would argue against safe-guarding the nation. But in the judgment of at least one of the country's most distinguished presidential scholars,… — Jane Mayer Copy Share Image
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One is astonished in the study of history at the recurrence of the idea that evil must be forgotten, distorted, skimmed over.… — W. E. B. Du Bois Copy Share Image
“The girl with the greyhound was an assistant lighting director for a musical comedy about American history, and she kept her poor… — Kurt Vonnegut Copy Share Image
“Crimping or Shanghaiing was the act of kidnapping unsuspecting men to serve aboard ships usually destined to sail to the far east.… — Captain Hank Bracker, "Seawater One Copy Share Image
“Despite the fact nonwhite people are disproportionately the victims of crime, the criminal justice system as a whole is disproportionately built on… — Christopher L. Hayes Copy Share Image
If you've been preached to, if you've been educated, if you've been raised to believe that America is the most racist, the… — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
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“On various occasions, especially in trying to think of western American history in the context of the worldwide history of colonialism, it… — Patricia Nelson Limerick Copy Share Image
Coca-Cola remains emblematic of the best and worst of America and Western civilization. The history of Coca-Cola is the often funny story… — Mark Pendergrast Copy Share Image
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“The name Camp Columbia came from a historic and rather poetic name for the United States. It was founded in 1898, for… — Captain Hank Bracker, The Exciting Story of Cuba Copy Share Image
“There was enough intimidation, witness tampering and foul play to go around. Many books have been published about this subject, witnesses have… — Captain Hank Bracker, "The Exciting Story of Cuba Copy Share Image
“Freed slaves returned to Africa settled in a section of what was known as the “Pepper Coast” and on July 26, 1847,… — Captain Hank Bracker, "Seawater One Copy Share Image
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“Assessing Miller's rebuttal and the 1895 convention, W.E.B. Du Bois made a sobering observation. Miller had, on some fundamental level, misunderstood the… — Ta-Nehisi Coates Copy Share Image
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“You have probably seen the order from Washington which cuts down the pay for colored troops from $13 to $10. Of course… — Luis Fenollosa Emilio Copy Share Image
![“That strain of anti-monopoly crusading egalitarianism really runs throughout American history from [Tomas] Jefferson to Woodrow Wilson, that finds its apotheosis in [Louis] Brandeis, continues through the New Deal, but then it sort of peters out in the '60s because progressives in particular…” quote by Jeffrey Rosen](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/558/jeffrey-rosen-13180_american-history_that-strain-of-anti-monopoly-crusading-e_1868677.jpg)
![“We [Americans] inherited British law, which is like the new "reforms" that are being made now, in the sense that people are permanently entrapped in debt, if they once fall into bankruptcy. The reason that the law was changed in American history - the whole early period of the formation of the…” quote by Marilynne Robinson](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/cbe/marilynne-robinson-602_american-history_we-americans-inherited-british-law-which_2630226.jpg)
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