Poverty is not the simple result of bad geography, bad culture, bad history. It's the result of us: of the ways that people choose to organize their societies. Adam Davidson badchooseculture Change image and share on social
Man, it seems to me, is not in history: he is history. Octavio Paz historyman Change image and share on social
I had spent so much time studying literature at Stanford and the history of medicine at Cambridge in an attempt to better understand the particularities of death, only to come away feeling like they were still unknowable to me. Paul Kalanithi attemptcambridgedeath share on social
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
History teaches us, in no mistaken language, how often customs and practices, which were originated without lawful warrant, and opposed to the sound construction of the law, have come to overload and pervert it, as commentators on the text of Holy Scripture have established doctrines wholly at variance with its true spirit. Samuel Freeman Miller commentatorconstructioncustom share on social
It's very likely that graduates, current employees and retirees have some wonderful pieces of Deer Park history in their closets or garages. Matt Lucas closetcurrentdeer Change image and share on social
I've been accepted at Cambridge University. I want to study Chinese history and archaeology. I want to become a student. I want to read Chinese history and go on a dig. acceptarchaeologycambridge share on social
Journalism allows its readers to witness history; fiction gives its readers an opportunity to live it. John Hersey fictionhistoryjournalism Change image and share on social
The development of the meaning attaching to the personal self, the conscious being, is the subject matter of the history of psychology. James Mark Baldwin attachconsciousdevelopment Change image and share on social
Throughout U.S. history, competent public investments have been an essential complement to private investments - from the Louisiana Purchase, to land-grant colleges, to the Interstate Highway System, to the Internet. Felix Rohatyn collegecompetentcomplement share on social