History has shown us that, on extraordinarily rare occasions, it becomes necessary for the federal government to intervene on behalf of individuals whose 14th Amendment rights to legal due process and equal protection may be violated by a state. Michael K. Simpson 14thamendmentbehalf share on social
God will use whatever he wants to display his glory. Heavens and stars. History and nations. People and problems. Max Lucado displayglorygod Change image and share on social
More people have more access to more readers for less money than ever before in history. It means a lot of dross; but it means a lot of very talented people can find and nurture a readership in ways that were not possible twenty years ago. From a creative perspective, that is all that writing is about. John Hodgman accessagocreative share on social
Simon Bolivar, when history led him - and as Karl Marx said, men can make history, but only as far as history allows us to do so - when history took Bolivar and made him the leader of the independence process in Venezuela, he made that process revolutionary. Hugo Chavez bolivarhistoryindependence share on social
The history of the last century shows, as we shall see later, that the advice given to governments by bankers, like the advice they gave to industrialists, was consistently good for bankers, but was often disastrous for governments, businessmen, and the people generally. Carroll Quigley advicebankerbusinessman share on social
In a certain way, novelists become unacknowledged historians, because we talk about small, tiny, little anonymous moments that won't necessarily make it into the history books. Colum McCann anonymousbookhistorian Change image and share on social
That's how I make work. Along the way, I take notes, I read about history and popular culture. Sometimes I act out things in the studio. I go back to my mother's hair salon so I can hear three voices going all at once. I pull inspiration from everything. Mark Bradford actbackculture share on social
So many people of color who made major contributions to American history have been trapped in the purgatory of history. Henry Louis Gates americancolorcontribution Change image and share on social
I was feeling a strong need to change, grow, and break with particular things that were going on in my life and my history, and the material was the perfect answer for that. Jim Hodges answerbreakchange Change image and share on social
History takes time. History makes memory. Gertrude Stein historymakememory Change image and share on social