#historically

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

#become #danger #defense #foreign #historically

If you look back historically, admittedly a long time ago, there were three Afghan wars in which Britain didn't even come a good second. In more recent years the Russians were there with 120,000 men for ten years. ↗

— John Major

#afghan #ago #back #britain #come

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

It is absolutely impossible to transcend the laws of nature. What can change in historically different circumstances is only the form in which these laws expose themselves. ↗

— Karl Marx

#change #circumstances #different #expose #form

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

Historically, the Republicans have been geniuses at throwing away advantages. ↗

— Bob Packwood

#away #been #geniuses #historically #republicans

And well historically it's never been a good thing to compare yourself to biblical characters. ↗

— Daniel Radcliffe

#been #characters #compare #good #good thing

The United States is historically a nation of immigrants. ↗

— Charles Rangel

#immigrants #nation #states #united #united states

Country music historically has been sort of middle-aged people's music. ↗