#term

Both the historian and the novelist view history as the struggle of a tiny minority, able and determined to make judgments, which is up against a vast and densely packed majority of the blind, who are led by their instincts and unable to think for themselves. ↗

— Lion Feuchtwanger

#against #blind #both #determined #historian

I did learn Chinese kung-fu in a school for a short time, but I couldn't afford to pay for long-term learning. ↗

— Stephen Chow

#chinese #did #i #learn #learning

The first need of a free people is to define their own terms. ↗

— Stokely Carmichael

#first #free #free people #need #own

After the Great Depression and after public urging, a nationwide public competition was held to determine a design for a memorial that would honor President Thomas Jefferson's bold vision for westward expansion for America. ↗

— Russ Carnahan

#america #bold #competition #depression #design

I am trying to make clear through my writing something which I believe: that biography- history in general- can be literature in the deepest and highest sense of that term. ↗

— Robert Caro

#believe #clear #deepest #highest #history

I was determined to achieve the total freedom that our history lessons taught us we were entitled to, no matter what the sacrifice. ↗

— Rosabeth Moss Kanter

#determined #entitled #freedom #history #i

I'm determined to be contented, and having plenty of money from working makes it easier for me. ↗

— Karen Carpenter

#determined #easier #having #i #makes

Legislation passed in the aftermath of September 11, 2001 enhanced our intelligence capabilities and strengthened our national defense, but until now our nation's immigration policies have not adapted to the needs of a post-September 11th world. ↗

— Chris Chocola

#aftermath #capabilities #defense #enhanced #immigration

In this possibly terminal phase of human existence, democracy and freedom are more than just ideals to be valued - they may be essential to survival. ↗

— Noam Chomsky

#essential #existence #freedom #human #human existence

Private property is a very fundamental and very long-term institution. ↗

— Anatoly Chubais

#institution #long-term #private #private property #property