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When Johnson decided to fight for passage of the law John F. Kennedy had put before Congress in June 1963 banning segregation in places of public accommodation, he believed he was taking considerable political risks. Robert Dallek
Risks Fight Law Political Before Congress Considerable John John F. Kennedy Segregation Johnson Had He Put Taking Passage Accommodation June Banning Decided Places Public Believed Kennedy
My favourite places on earth are the wild waterways where the forest opens its arms and a silver curve of river folds the traveller into its embrace. Rory MacLean
Wild Earth Embrace Favourite Silver River Opens Arms Forest Where Curve Places Traveller
To like and dislike the same things, this is what makes a solid friendship. Sallust
Friendship Solid Like Makes Same Same Things Dislike Things
In battle it is the cowards who run the most risk; bravery is a rampart of defense. Sallust
War Battle Cowards Defense Rampart Run Risk Most Bravery Who
Ambition breaks the ties of blood, and forgets the obligations of gratitude. Sallust
Gratitude Obligations Ambition Ties Blood Forgets Breaks
In my opinion it is less shameful for a king to be overcome by force of arms than by bribery. Sallust
Overcome King Shameful Force Arms Opinion Than In My Opinion Less Bribery
History tells us that a general can move and feed an army as efficiently as he likes, but the real litmus test is the battlefield. Saul David
History Army Battlefield Tells General He Feed Likes Real Test Efficiently Move Litmus Litmus Test Us
St. Paul was making it impossible to be Jewish and Christian at the same time. What is very striking about those early churches and communities is that you could be both. Under Paul, though, you absolutely couldn't. Simon Schama
Time You Impossible Christian Striking Churches Those Though About Both Could Absolutely Making Very Same Same Time Paul Communities Early Jewish
All tyrannies are virtuoso displays, over many years, of cunning, risk-taking, terror, delusion, narcissism, showmanship, and charm, distilled into a spectacle of total personal control. Simon Sebag Montefiore
Narcissism Control Virtuoso Distilled Total Charm Risk-Taking Delusion Over Terror Years Cunning Personal Many Showmanship Spectacle
World War II, the atomic bomb, the Cold War, made it hard for Americans to continue their optimism. Stephen Ambrose
War World Made Cold Cold War Atomic Atomic Bomb Continue Optimism American Hard Bomb World War World War II
The Holocaust was the most evil crime ever committed. Stephen Ambrose
Crime Evil Most Committed Holocaust Ever
I thought Nixon was the worst President we had ever had, save only perhaps Andrew Johnson. Stephen Ambrose
Thought President Worst Nixon Andrew Only Johnson Had Perhaps Ever Save
American corporations hate to give away money. Stephen Ambrose
Hate Money Corporations Give American Away
Those in supreme power always suspect and hate their next heir. Tacitus
Hate Power Those Supreme Supreme Power Always Suspect Heir Next
It is always easier to requite an injury than a service: gratitude is a burden, but revenge is found to pay. Tacitus
Service Gratitude Revenge Burden Pay Easier Always Than Found Injury
Fear is not in the habit of speaking truth; when perfect sincerity is expected, perfect freedom must be allowed; nor has anyone who is apt to be angry when he hears the truth any cause to wonder that he does not hear it. Tacitus
Truth Angry Freedom Fear Cause Apt Must Habit Perfect Perfect Freedom Allowed He Sincerity Does Hear Nor Hears Wonder Expected Any Anyone Speaking Who
Greater things are believed of those who are absent. Tacitus
Those Absent Greater Who Believed Things
Abuse if you slight it, will gradually die away; but if you show yourself irritated, you will be thought to have deserved it. Tacitus
You Yourself Will Thought Slight Abuse Die Gradually Irritated Show Away Deserved
It's very difficult to continue to believe in yourself and that you're a good person when the people who know you best don't. Tara Westover
Best Good You Yourself People Believe In Yourself Good Person Believe Difficult Know Continue Very Person Who
I felt like we had stories about family loyalty; I didn't feel like we had stories about what to do when you felt that loyalty to your family was in conflict with loyalty to yourself. Tara Westover
Family Loyalty You Conflict Yourself About Had Feel Like Felt Stories Your
I am, in general, favourable to activism and social movements and hostile to graft and corruption. Tariq Ali
Corruption Favourable General Hostile Am Movements Social Social Movements Activism
Men's indignation, it seems, is more excited by legal wrong than by violent wrong; the first looks like being cheated by an equal, the second like being compelled by a superior. Thucydides
Legal Men Superior First Seems More Indignation Excited Wrong Cheated Like Equal Looks Than Being Compelled Second Violent
Moral codes adjust themselves to environmental conditions. Will Durant
Environmental Adjust Moral Conditions Themselves Codes
Every science begins as philosophy and ends as art. Will Durant
Art Science Every Philosophy Begins Ends
The most interesting thing in the world is another human being who wonders, suffers and raises the questions that have bothered him to the last day of his life, knowing he will never get the answers. Will Durant
Life Day Human Being World Will Bothered Never He Most Knowing Him Another Answers His Questions Get Wonders Human Being Interesting Interesting Thing Who Suffers Thing Last Raises
Truth always originates in a minority of one, and every custom begins as a broken precedent. Will Durant
Truth Broken Minority Every Always Precedent Begins Custom
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