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Simone Weil Quote: “It is not the cause for…”

It is not the cause for which men took up arms that makes a victory more just or less, it is the order that is established when arms have been laid down.

October 23, 2021 1909, February 3, French, Quotes by Philosophers, Simone Weil

Walter Kaufmann Quote: “It was also Hegel who established…”

It was also Hegel who established the view that the different philosophic systems that we find in history are to be comprehended in terms of development and that they are generally one-sided because they owe their origins to a reaction against what has gone before.

October 7, 2021 1921, German, July 1, Quotes by Philosophers, Walter Kaufmann

Greg Grandin Quote: “In Texas, the rangers were established…”

In Texas, the rangers were established on an ad hoc basis in the 1820s to protect the settlers making inroads into Spanish borderlands. Soon, Mexicans and Mexican Americans replaced Native Americans as the prime target of ranger repression.

August 3, 2021 1962, American, Greg Grandin, Quotes by Historians

Joseph Lancaster Quote: “In such a case, it would…”

In such a case, it would be almost sure of success, if the active members of a society established for that purpose, were inclined to meet the poor as men, as brethren, and as Christians.

June 30, 2021 1778, English, Joseph Lancaster, November 25, Quotes by Educators

Ariel Sharon Quote: “I established the Likud to serve…”

I established the Likud to serve a national idea and provide hope to the people of Israel, but it unfortunately can no longer do that.

June 4, 2021 1928, Ariel Sharon, February 27, Israeli, Quotes by Leaders

Theodor Mommsen Quote: “When Sulla died in the year…”

When Sulla died in the year 676, the oligarchy which he had restored ruled with absolute sway over the Roman state; but, as it had been established by force, it still needed force to maintain its ground against its numerous secret and open foes.

April 24, 2021 1817, German, November 30, Quotes by Historians, Theodor Mommsen

James Fenton Quote: “Some people think that English poetry…”

Some people think that English poetry begins with the Anglo-Saxons. I don’t, because I can’t accept that there is any continuity between the traditions of Anglo-Saxon poetry and those established in English poetry by the time of, say, Shakespeare. And anyway, Anglo-Saxon is a different language, which has to be learned.

April 15, 2021 1949, April 25, British, James Fenton, Quotes by Poets

Friedrich Nietzsche Quote: “Necessity is not an established fact…”

Necessity is not an established fact, but an interpretation.

April 13, 2021 1844, Friedrich Nietzsche, German, October 15, Quotes by Philosophers

Greg Grandin Quote: “Just as much as the United…”

Just as much as the United States mattered to cotton, cotton mattered to the United States. Cotton reinvigorated slavery, established the young nation’s place in the global economy, and eventually helped create the political and economic conflicts that resulted in civil war.

April 5, 2021 1962, American, Greg Grandin, Quotes by Historians

Hannah Arendt Quote: “The defiance of established authority, religious…”

The defiance of established authority, religious and secular, social and political, as a world-wide phenomenon may well one day be accounted the outstanding event of the last decade.

March 28, 2021 1906, German, Hannah Arendt, October 14, Quotes by Philosophers

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