History shows, in my opinion, that no nation can survive the tension, conflict and antagonism of two competing languages and cultures. It is a blessing for an individual to be bilingual; it is a curse for a society to be bilingual. Richard Lamm antagonismbilingualbless share on social
The history of all the great characters of the Bible is summed up in this one sentence: They acquainted themselves with God, and acquiesced His will in all things. Richard Cecil acquaintacquiescebible Change image and share on social
People didn't vote left or right in the election. They voted for putting an end to all the primitive political history. Fatos Nano electionendhistory Change image and share on social
When the early Europeans first met Africans, at the crossroads of history, it was a respectful meeting and the Africans were not slaves. Their nations were old before Europe was born. John Henrik Clarke africanbearcrossroad Change image and share on social
I am a nationalist, and a Pan-Africanist, first and foremost. I was well grounded in history before ever taking a history course. I did not spend much formal time in school - I had to work. John Henrik Clarke africanistforemostformal Change image and share on social
The history of fan fiction demonstrates how efficient, and effective, women have been at pooling together to get what they want out of their stories. It's been a largely female-driven world. Sherwood Smith demonstratedriveeffective Change image and share on social
The bungalow had more to do with how Americans live today than any other building that has gone remotely by the name of architecture in our history. Russell Lynes americanarchitecturebuild Change image and share on social
I heard the Beatles and the Stones, and Mom bought me an electric guitar. I played lead for four years and then switched to bass. One day someone suggested that I should sing, so I sheepishly stepped up to the microphone and the rest is rock history. Glenn Hughes basbeatlesbuy share on social
If you look at the history of other movements, whether Civil Rights or environmental rights, these are all decades-long undertakings. Mitch Kapor civildecadeenvironmental Change image and share on social
If we look at American history, between 1942 and 1947, the data that was collected by the Census Bureau was handed over to the FBI and other organizations at the request of President Roosevelt, and that's how the Japanese were rounded up and put into the internment camps. Michele Bachmann americanbureaucamp share on social
