“The irony of Barack Obama is this: He has become the most successful black politician in American history by avoiding the radioactive… — Ta-Nehisi Coates Copy Share Image
It is a pity that so many Americans today think of the Indian as a romantic or comic figure in American history… — Felix S. Cohen Copy Share Image
We certainly did take the country from the Indians. Right. So, but what's going on here, as I would call it a,… — Dinesh D'Souza Copy Share Image
“the Bush administration’s extralegal counterterrorism program presented the most dramatic, sustained and radical challenge to the rule of law in American history.” — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Political vitriol is a familiar enough characteristic of American history. — Robert Dallek Copy Share Image
I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed; We… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
Nixon in 1968, unlike Obama 2008, was elected as a minority president with only 43 percent of the vote. Yet, in 1972,… — John Podhoretz Copy Share Image
“All humans have their own morality, which is fluid between people, and, on a societal level, across space and time. That’s why… — David Silverman Copy Share Image
“The Americans of the age were not an irreligious people; and the fact that they were Christian was very important, for the… — Theodore H. White Copy Share Image
We have far more options for black Americans to tell stories outside of slavery, but whenever it comes to slavery, it's an… — Aldis Hodge Copy Share Image
I think here is the irony of American history. We don't have an established church. When you have an established church nobody… — Eric Foner Copy Share Image
“Newt Gingrich is one of the most successful political leaders of our time. Yes, we disagreed with virtually everything he did, but… — Timothy Ferriss Copy Share Image
“A total of 779 prisoners have been held at Guantánamo since the facility was opened on January 11, 2002. Of those, 8… — Captain Hank Bracker, The Exciting Story of Cuba Copy Share Image
The truth is, I love history and studied it in college, with a particular focus on early American history. My love is… — Alexandra Bracken Copy Share Image
When I look at American history and I look at what history means to me, I look at it as if it… — Kadir Nelson Copy Share Image
Through educational programming, Jewish American History Month will help raise the awareness of a people, their history and contributions. It will help… — Jan Schakowsky Copy Share Image
“Some other facts I picked up: Welsh is an actual, currently used language and our next-door neighbours Angela and Gaenor spoke it.… — Maureen Johnson Copy Share Image
The wort terrorist attack in American history also brought out the best in our country...We are United as Americans. — Barack Obama 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
“[Clyde Ross] was stationed in California. He found that he could go into stores without being bothered. He could walk the streets… — Ta-Nehisi Coates Copy Share Image
Bill Clinton presided over the largest increase in federal and state prison inmates of any president in American history. — Michelle Alexander Copy Share Image
“As the late Charles Colson put it, “Our place is on our knees, in the streets helping people in need, winning our… — Erwin W. Lutzer Copy Share Image
“ I was on one of my world 'walkabouts.' It had taken me once more through Hong Kong, to Japan, Australia, and… — Timothy James Dean Copy Share Image
Black history isn't a separate history. This is all of our history, this is American history, and we need to understand that.… — Karyn Parsons Copy Share Image
“By the seventh year of the Bush-Cheney presidency, Bush had attached signing statements to about 150 bills enacted since he took office,… — Charlie Savage Copy Share Image
