#historic

Anti-Semitism has no historical, political and certainly no philosophical origins. Anti-Semitism is a disease. ↗

— Daniel Barenboim

#certainly #disease #historical #origins #philosophical

In every island of the Aegean Sea are found abundant traces of a vast prehistoric empire. ↗

— James Theodore Bent

#empire #every #found #island #prehistoric

For an economy built to last we must invest in what will fuel us for generations to come. This is our history - from the Transcontinental Railroad to the Hoover Dam, to the dredging of our ports and building of our most historic bridges - our American ancestors prioritized growth and investment in our nation's infrastructure. ↗

— Cory Booker

#ancestors #bridges #building #built #come

Historically, the host nations do well in Euro 2000. ↗

— Trevor Brooking

#historically #host #nations #well

American power worldwide is at its historic zenith. ↗

— Zbigniew Brzezinski

#historic #power #worldwide #zenith

It seems, though, that historically we have now reached a position in which Jews cannot legitimately be understood always and only as presumptive victims. ↗

— Judith Butler

#cannot #historically #jews #legitimately #now

I wander around, get the lay of the land and try to imagine what kind of people would have lived there in that historical period. What would they eat? What kind of clothing would they wear? How did they shelter themselves? How did they get around? ↗

— James Welch

#clothing #did #eat #get #historical

A historical romance is the only kind of book where chastity really counts. ↗

— Barbara Cartland

#chastity #counts #historical #kind #only

I have long been active in and supportive of conservation and historical preservation causes. ↗

— Jack L. Chalker

#been #causes #conservation #historical #i

The Emperor Napoleon Buonaparte had been banished to the island of Elba. However His Imperial Majesty had some doubts wheter a quiet island life would suit him - he was, after all, accustomed to governing a large proportion of the known world. ↗

— Susanna Clarke

#historical-fiction #humor #life