Folklore used to be passed by word of mouth, from one generation to the next; that's what makes it folklore, as opposed to, say, history, which is written down and stored in an archive. Jill Lepore archivefolkloregeneration Change image and share on social
Theories of history used to be supernatural: the divine ruled time; the hand of God, a special providence, lay behind the fall of each sparrow. If the present differed from the past, it was usually worse: supernatural theories of history tend to involve decline, a fall from grace, the loss of God's favor, corruption. Jill Lepore badlycorruptiondecline share on social
As Ohio's working families continue to recover from the worst economic recession in our country's history, we need a president who's committed to growing our economy by lifting up the middle class. Sherrod Brown badclasscommit Change image and share on social
Of course, one way of thinking about all of life and civilization is as being about how the world registers and processes information. Certainly that's what sex is about; that's what history is about. Seth Lloyd civilizationhistoryinformation Change image and share on social
Anna Campbell and I have already done a history tour of parts of the U.K., and it would be fun to invite my fellow Word Wench Cara Elliott along, too! Nicola Cornick annacampbellcara Change image and share on social
At a time when Europeans already had a long history of violent contact with Native people, Lewis and Clark made most of their journey in peace. Joseph Bruchac clarkcontacteuropean Change image and share on social
I wanted to make sure that the man who found the genie would not take terrible advantage of her, so he needed to be a person of integrity and honor - which is why I made the male lead an astronaut. The rest, as they say, is history. Sidney Sheldon advantageastronautfind share on social
But today, government is taking those rights from us, pretending that it gives us our rights. Indeed, those rights come from God, and it was recognized throughout our history as such. Roy Moore godgovernmenthistory Change image and share on social
I wanted my art to deal with very formal concerns and to deal with very material concerns, and to deal with antecedents and art history, which for me go very far beyond just the influence of African-American artists. Rashid Johnson africanamericanantecedent share on social