#v

Mr. Tyler acquired Texas by voluntary compact, and Mr. Polk California and New Mexico by successful war. ↗

— Robert Toombs

#california #compact #mexico #mr #new

Neither these statesmen nor their constituents sought in any way to use the Government for the interest of themselves or their section, or for the injury of a single member of the Confederacy. ↗

— Robert Toombs

#confederacy #constituents #government #injury #interest

But for the children of the poorest people we're stripping the curriculum, removing the arts and music, and drilling the children into useful labor. We're not valuing a child for the time in which she actually is a child. ↗

— Jonathan Kozol

#arts #child #children #curriculum #drilling

On another level, I want to mention that I have a strong Jewish identity and - over the years - have been involved in several Jewish projects, such as the establishment of a strong program of Judaic Studies at the University of California in San Diego. ↗

— Walter Kohn

#been #california #diego #establishment #i

Originally I had planned to revert to nuclear physics there, in particular the structure of the deuteron. ↗

— Walter Kohn

#i #nuclear #nuclear physics #originally #particular

I always knew where I was going eventually, so it helped me to stay at home for three years. It helped me to develop my game. But it also helped me off the ice. Life here is way different, and I was able to get older. ↗

— Saku Koivu

#also #always #develop #different #eventually

I haven't been back in Montreal, at all, since the playoffs ended two years ago. It's been a while. ↗

— Saku Koivu

#back #been #ended #haven #i

It goes way, way back when we were under Sweden's rule. We always think they are better than us. We played against them so often for so many years. Every country has one opponent they want to beat and for us, it's Sweden. ↗

— Saku Koivu

#always #back #beat #better #country

My relationship and the bond with the people in Montreal was kind of special and doesn't happen very often. ↗

— Saku Koivu

#happen #kind #montreal #often #people

Obviously, that off-the-ice battle I went through, plus injuries I came back from, I always felt the fans are really knowledgeable there and respected and appreciated guys that gave whatever they had and guys that fought through things. ↗

— Saku Koivu

#appreciated #back #battle #came #fans