The ultimate vision is to instate in the Muslim world the notion of multiculturalism, which is part of our heritage and history, part of the fundamental, mainstream ideals of Islam. Feisal Abdul Rauf fundamentalheritagehistory Change image and share on social
Conservatives are time-biders. And they understand, as Corey Robin explains in his indispensable book 'The Reactionary Mind,' that the direction of human history is not on their side - that is why they are reactionaries - because, other things equal, civilization does tend towards more inclusion, more emancipation, more liberalism. Rick Perlstein bidersbookcivilization share on social
Let us see whether it is the New Order or me who will be the loser before Indonesian history. I have won. The New Order has fallen and my writings have been translated into 40 languages. Pramoedya Ananta Toer fallhistoryindonesian Change image and share on social
Yes, they broke the law, but we can't deport them. Let's get over this pointing fingers and do something about that, whether it - they have to pay a fine, learn to speak English, the history, you can do that. And then you have to give visas for the skills we need. Michael Bloomberg breakdeportenglish share on social
The Cold War in Africa is one of the darkest, most disgraceful pages in contemporary history, and everybody ought to be ashamed. Ryszard Kapuscinski africaashamedcold Change image and share on social
If I look at history, it seems that most wars and most cruel things have been done by men and not by women. Peter Zumthor cruelhistoryman Change image and share on social
The 4th Amendment and the personal rights it secures have a long history. At the very core stands the right of a man to retreat into his own home and there be free from unreasonable governmental intrusion. Potter Stewart 4thamendmentcore share on social
No harm's done to history by making it something someone would want to read. David McCullough harmhistorymake Change image and share on social
I thought Bill Bryson's 'A Short History of Nearly Everything' was remarkable. Managing to be entertaining while still delivering all that hard science was a pretty good trick to pull off. Mark Haddon billbrysondeliver Change image and share on social
Very exceeding wonderful is the history concerning Abraham, for the kingdom of Christ is therein wholly represented. Jakob Bohme abrahamchristexceed Change image and share on social