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Historically, royal families have represented an institution. The institution is built on heritage, and is timeless in that sense. Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark

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Legitimate institutions historically have been defenseless in the face of outright fraud. Gary Weiss

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Historically speaking, institutions are slow to change and usually resistant to any sudden moves - churches especially so. Gene Robinson

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Historically, there had been many periods of Chinese Renaissance. Hu Shih

Had Renaissance Periods Been Historically Chinese Many

Historically the Puritans left England to escape religious persecution, and they promptly turned around and started persecuting the people they didn't agree with - the scarlet letter A, and the stocks and the dunking board came from that. That puritanism is still there. Hugh Hefner

It is women who have traditionally, historically been given non-human roles, perceived as simply the daughters of Eve, perceived as either Madonna or whore. And I think that it is the sexual revolution that plays one part in female emancipation. Hugh Hefner

Betty Shabazz was the wife of a man who challenged a government that was historically unjust. She was harassed and placed under surveillance by the Nation of Islam (NOI), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Ilyasah Shabazz

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

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When I'm feeling frustrated with a story, I have faith that it's going to come. Also, when I first started writing, I wanted to write the stories that were not in my childhood, to represent people who hadn't historically been represented in literature. Jacqueline Woodson

Saudi Arabia has historically attempted to influence politics in Beirut. Jamal Khashoggi

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Noir is dead for me because historically, I think it's a simple view. I've taken it as far as it can go. I think I've expanded on it a great deal, taken it further than any other American novelist. James Ellroy

In the struggle between capital and labor, more often than not capital has won, because the real source of value for most companies has historically been the hard assets that they owned and controlled. James Surowiecki

Historically, Hollywood comedy has arrived in skinny envelopes. From fence post Buster Keaton to herky-jerky Jerry Lewis to wiry nerve-bundle Woody Allen to hung-loose Richard Pryor to whippy contortionist Jim Carrey, its comics and clowns have tended to be sliced thin and bendable. James Wolcott

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If you just analyze, historically, the chances of getting two quarters of more than a 5 percent gain in the dollar index, it has happened only two times since the '70s, so it's very rare. Jens Nordvig

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Historically, the pull towards the center in European politics has been incredibly powerful. From Italy to Germany, it has been almost impossible for non-centrist forces to obtain real influence. Jens Nordvig

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Taken slightly historically, the turning point in the E.U. was actually the Single European Act, the Thatcher/Maastricht-era stuff, which was turning the E.U. into very much a market system. Jeremy Corbyn

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Usually, historically, nothing good comes out of relationships becoming more complicated! Jeremy Podeswa

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I'm not a Little Englander. Historically, British people have always been travellers. I look in the world as one place. You have to think in a global sense. Cinema is a global endeavour. My roots are in England but my endeavours are worldwide. Jeremy Thomas

The party line is that stocks historically have outperformed all other investment plans. Jim Cramer

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