#centuries

I knew there were, in myself, the souls of millions of people who lived centuries ago; not just people but animals, plants, the elements, things, even, matter. All of these exist in me. ↗

— Klaus Kinski

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Down through the centuries, this trick has been tried by various establishments throughout the world. They force people to get involved in the kind of examination that has only one aim and that is to stamp out dissent. ↗

— Pete Seeger

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For centuries, the world has heard the oppressed, the downtrodden and the vulnerable cry out for their freedoms, for their rights and for a chance to emerge from the shadows of the tyranny and bloodshed that they had lived with. ↗

— Ginny B. Waite

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Women have served all these centuries as looking glasses possessing the power of reflecting the figure of man at twice its natural size. ↗

— Virginia Woolf

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In the over two centuries since the signing of the Declaration of Independence, millions of Americans have bravely served our nation in uniform so that all generations can continue to enjoy those same liberties. ↗

— Doc Hastings

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Think about technological float: it took centuries for the wheel to gain universal acceptance. Now any microchip device can be in use around the world in weeks. ↗

— Dee Hock

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Throughout history, it took centuries for the habits of one culture to materially affect another. Now, that which becomes popular in one country can sweep through others within months. ↗

— Dee Hock

#another #becomes #centuries #country #culture

Through the centuries, over 1.2 million brave men and women have given their lives for our nation. ↗

— Dan Lipinski

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Instead of having to be a member of the Royal Society to do science, the way you had to be in England in the 17th, 18th, centuries today pretty much anybody who wants to do it can, and the information that they need to do it is there. ↗

— Seth Lloyd

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For centuries, theologians have been explaining the unknowable in terms of the-not-worth-knowing. ↗

— H. L. Mencken

#centuries #explaining #terms #theologians #unknowable