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Category Archive: 1912

Barbara Tuchman Quote: “Books are the carriers of civilization….”

Books are the carriers of civilization. Without books, history is silent, literature dumb, science crippled, thought and speculation at a standstill.

October 28, 2021 1912, American, Barbara Tuchman, January 30, Quotes by Historians

John W. Gardner Quote: “Political extremism involves two prime ingredients: …”

Political extremism involves two prime ingredients: an excessively simple diagnosis of the world’s ills, and a conviction that there are identifiable villains back of it all.

October 26, 2021 1912, American, John W. Gardner, October 8, Quotes by Educators

Irving Layton Quote: “When you argue with your inferiors…”

When you argue with your inferiors, you convince them of only one thing: they are as clever as you.

October 22, 2021 1912, Canadian, Irving Layton, March 12, Quotes by Poets

Dorothy Height Quote: “There is no contradiction between effective…”

There is no contradiction between effective law enforcement and respect for civil and human rights. Dr. King did not stir us to move for our civil rights to have them taken away in these kinds of fashions.

September 23, 2021 1912, American, Dorothy Height, March 24, Quotes by Activists

Irving Layton Quote: “In Pierre Elliott Trudeau, Canada has…”

In Pierre Elliott Trudeau, Canada has at last produced a political leader worthy of assassination.

September 22, 2021 1912, Canadian, Irving Layton, March 12, Quotes by Poets

Kenneth L. Pike Quote: “That a society controls, to a…”

That a society controls, to a greater or lesser extent, the behavior of its members is a universal; but the methods, the particulars of that control, vary from one culture to another.

September 19, 2021 1912, American, June 9, Kenneth L. Pike, Quotes by Sociologists

James Callaghan Quote: “There are no instant solutions….”

There are no instant solutions.

September 19, 2021 1912, English, James Callaghan, March 27, Quotes by Leaders

Dorothy Height Quote: “We have to improve life, not…”

We have to improve life, not just for those who have the most skills and those who know how to manipulate the system. But also for and with those who often have so much to give but never get the opportunity.

September 16, 2021 1912, American, Dorothy Height, March 24, Quotes by Activists

Barbara Tuchman Quote: “To a historian libraries are food…”

To a historian libraries are food, shelter, and even muse.

September 7, 2021 1912, American, Barbara Tuchman, January 30, Quotes by Historians

Barbara W. Tuchman Quote: “The writer’s object is – or…”

The writer’s object is – or should be – to hold the reader’s attention.

September 4, 2021 1912, American, Barbara W. Tuchman, January 30, Quotes by Historians

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