I am a National Football League player of American Samoan heritage. Because of my status as a professional athlete, I have been blessed to play a role in educating players and fans about the culture and history of America's southernmost territory. Troy Polamalu americaamericanathlete share on social
The greatest untapped reservoir of raw material in the history of our game is the black race. Branch Rickey blackgamegreat Change image and share on social
History or custom or social utility or some compelling sense of justice or sometimes perhaps a semi-intuitive apprehension of the pervading spirit of our law must come to the rescue of the anxious judge and tell him where to go. Benjamin N. Cardozo anxiousapprehensioncompel share on social
The fleet sailed to its war base in the North Sea, headed not so much for some rendezvous with glory as for rendezvous with discretion. Barbara Tuchman basediscretionfleet Change image and share on social
But whenever history is in the making, there's some kind of intangible feeling. Krist Novoselic felthistoryintangible Change image and share on social
History shows that when the church accommodates culture, it weakens it. Rick Warren accommodatechurchculture Change image and share on social
Whenever you move, I think you lose your history. Calista Flockhart historylosemove Change image and share on social
The rise of the presidency began with the Louisiana Purchase, which in 1803 doubled the land mass of the United States. History taught the framers that, just as Rome changed from republic to empire with conquest of new lands, territorial acquisition would lead to the centralization of political power. Noah Feldman acquisitionbegincentralization share on social
If the September 11 terror attack is supposed to constitute a caesura in world history, it must be able to stand comparison to other events of world historical impact. Jurgen Habermas attackcaesuracomparison Change image and share on social
I think fondly of the rabbit holes I disappeared down when I researched papers for history and English because I couldn't find quite what I was looking for, or because I had to go through so much material to find examples for my thesis. Christina Baker Kline disappearenglishexample share on social