#historical

Historically, the responsibility for voting on the debt limit has gone to the party in the majority. ↗

— Jacob Lew

#debt limit #gone #historically #limit #majority

Yes, Socialists should defend their country in great historical crises. ↗

— Karl Liebknecht

#crises #defend #great #historical #should

The means of defense against foreign danger historically have become the instruments of tyranny at home. ↗

— James Madison

#become #danger #defense #foreign #historically

Do not separate text from historical background. If you do, you will have perverted and subverted the Constitution, which can only end in a distorted, bastardized form of illegitimate government. ↗

— James Madison

#constitution #distorted #end #form #government

There are a whole lot of historical factors that have played a part in our being where we are today, and I think that to even to begin to understand our contemporary issues and contemporary problems, you have to understand a little bit about that history. ↗

— Wilma Mankiller

#begin #being #bit #contemporary #even

However, while we should certainly celebrate the demise of overt official racism, we must also critically examine where we are at this historical moment, recognize the many challenges ahead and reaffirm our commitment to making Brown v. Board a reality. ↗

— Ed Markey

#also #board #brown #celebrate #certainly

I was also a big Woody Allen fan. When I got into college I listened to Lenny Bruce but it's taken me years to put him into context historically and really get what he did. ↗

— Marc Maron

#also #big #bruce #college #context

We modern Marxists regard socialism as a historically brief transitional stage between feudalism and capitalism, necessary only in backward countries. ↗

— John McCarthy

#between #brief #capitalism #countries #feudalism

The number of elements that have to go into a hit would break a computer down. the right season for that play, the right historical moment, the right tonality. ↗

— Arthur Miller

#computer #down #elements #go #historical

I have the most profound respect for the Department of Justice and the FTC. We in Europe are a younger and I would say junior institution to the historical antitrust experience of the US. ↗

— Mario Monti

#department #europe #experience #historical #i