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Europe Quotes by Simon Schama
- The great theme of modern British history is the fate of freedom. The 18th century inherits, after the Civil War, this very peculiar political animal.…
- Almost everywhere else in Europe, the more military the state, the stronger the king - except in Britain. Here it was parliament, not the monarchy,…
- By the end of the nineteenth century, the stereotype of the ugly American - voracious, preachy, mercenary, and bombastically chauvinist - was firmly in place…
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- Ever since the Crusades, when Christians from western Europe were fighting holy wars against Muslims in the near east, western people have… — Karen Armstrong
- She saw too that man has the power of exceeding himself, of becoming himself more entirely and profoundly than he is, truths… — Sri Aurobindo
- The papacy again, representing the traditional unity of European civilization, has also shown itself unable to limit effectively the push of nationalism. — Irving Babbitt
- The First World War, and especially the latest one, largely swept away what was left in Europe of feudalism and of feudal… — Emily Greene Balch
- Usually, if I'm coming to Europe, I'm on a boat for seven days, so I spend the seven days doing a bunch… — Travis Barker
- A country like Belgium, or socialist countries in central Europe spend more money on art education than the United States, which is… — Mikhail Baryshnikov
- I think I got disappointed over the years about New York, about the States. You know, sometimes you go and visit Europe… — Mikhail Baryshnikov
- The new discovery of a 3.3 billion barrel oil deposit off Norway's coast cements that nation's claim to being Europe's second largest… — Bob Beauprez
- Let Indian history be set side by side with Europe history with what there is of the latter century by century and… — Annie Besant
- But I think it's a little different in Europe, because 40 is really the best age for a woman. That's when we… — Juliette Binoche
- I never really worked in Hollywood. Some American producers came to Europe to shoot films with me, so it's a different situation...… — Juliette Binoche
- Whoever speaks of Europe is wrong: it is a geographical expression. — Otto von Bismarck