The Constitution of the United States, like all systems of government which are permanent, had its origin in the history and necessities of the people through whose instrumentality and for whose benefit it was formed. Samuel Freeman Miller benefitconstitutionform share on social
September 11 awoke us to the threat of terrorism. It was forever bookmarked in our history as the day when life as Americans knew it, changed forever. Randy Forbes americanawakebookmarked Change image and share on social
When you look back on music history, it falls into these neat periods, but of course, the period you yourself are living through seems totally scattered and chaotic. Eric Whitacre backchaoticfall Change image and share on social
It was critical to finding a way out. I had assumed young women knew the history of feminism and must have felt gratitude to the movement for the opportunities that the work we have done has afforded them. Betty Buckley affordassumecritical share on social
But Maastricht was not the end of history. It was a first step towards a Europe of growth, of employment, a social Europe. That was the vision of Francois Mitterrand. We are far from that now. Laurent Fabius employmentendeurope Change image and share on social
Did I invent anything? I don't think so, not really. But if I've helped make history fun... then my work here is done. Lauren Willig funhavehelp Change image and share on social
It was August 28th, 1963, and the greatest civil rights coalition in modern history had descended upon Washington. Hundreds of thousands of protesters trekked through the heat, stretching from the Washington Monument to the Lincoln Memorial. Yvette Clarke 28thaugustcivil share on social
I've often said that all poetry is political. This is because real poems deal with a human response to reality and politics is part of reality, history in the making. Even if a poet writes about sitting in a glass house drinking tea, it reflects politics. Yehuda Amichai dealdrinkglass share on social
I'm not interested so much in collaboration. You see that from the history of my albums. Yoko Ono albumcollaborationhistory Change image and share on social
Australia has a very big history of incarceration. What does that mean to us? What does it mean that we came over to a country that's not necessarily ours and filled it with white prisoners? Yael Stone australiabigcountry Change image and share on social