The higher American patriotism, on the other hand, combines loyalty to historical tradition and precedent with the imaginative projection of an ideal… — Herbert Croly Copy Share Image
The unfortunate and inescapable historical truth is that those in government - from both parties and with a few courageous exceptions -… — Andrew Napolitano Copy Share Image
Of course, we also are soberly aware that historical problems remain in cross-strait relations, and that there will be issues in the… — Xi Jinping Copy Share Image
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Just look at Poland, a sort of European perspective this has. So we have an interest in seeing this relationship be a… — Angela Merkel Copy Share Image
Rama is a fairly common name in India. It symbolizes an individual who is interested both in enlightenment and martial arts. I… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Before passage of this [Federal Reserve] Act, the New York Bankers could only dominate the reserves of New York. Now, we are… — Nelson W. Aldrich Copy Share Image
Californias red-legged frogs are part of our historical, literary and cultural heritage, ... It is critically important that we ensure that there… — Robert Stack Copy Share Image
Markets work best when there's lots of information available and a historical track record to go on; they excel at predicting things… — James Surowiecki Copy Share Image
The truth is that History, with its imposing capital H, is simply the amalgamation of many quotidian lives lived in very ordinary… — Chris Abani Copy Share Image
Wars between states and people seem to have existed under all historical systems for as long as we have some recorded evidence.… — Immanuel Wallerstein Copy Share Image
There is not a single contemporary historical mention of Jesus, not by Romans or by Jews, not by believers or by unbelievers,… — Dan Barker Copy Share Image
“In the end, I listen to my fear. It keeps me awake, resounding through the frantic beating in my breast. It is… — Ned Hayes Copy Share Image
The annual award of $5,000 goes to an author for a meritorious book published in the previous year for children or young… — Scott O'Dell Copy Share Image
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Republicans don't have to accept evolution, economics, climatology, or human sexuality, but I just watched a week of their national convention, and… — Bill Maher Copy Share Image
Jewish persecution is a historical memory of the present generation and people fear it in the present day, and that's why those… — Gregg Easterbrook Copy Share Image
As for the meaning of gardens, particular gardens may have, of course, all sorts of different meanings - emotive, historical, emblematic, religious,… — David E. Cooper Copy Share Image
The critical principle demanded an examination, for instance, of the contribution of different periods, thus to some extent embarking on historical linguistics. — Ferdinand de Saussure Copy Share Image
I am suggesting that there is, and always has been, a rather high correlation between ethnicity and occupation/economic role throughout the various… — Immanuel Wallerstein Copy Share Image
Through its imperialist system Britain brought about untold suffering of millions of people. And this is an historical fact. To be able… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
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There is no justifiable prediction about how the hypothesis will hold up in the future; its degree of corroboration simply is a… — Robert Nozick Copy Share Image
On the basis of biological, sociological, and historical knowledge, we should recognize that the individual self is subject to death or decay,… — Hu Shih Copy Share Image
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It is important to remember that the Pacific Ocean covers a quarter of the world's surface and that each Pacific country has… — Jenny Shipley Copy Share Image
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The claim of the Zen followers that they are transmitting the essence of Buddhism is based on their belief that Zen takes… — D.T. Suzuki Copy Share Image
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