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Great Quotes from American History

Here are some interesting quotes on important topics from key characters in American history, curated by the Papergy review team.

Ancestors

I don't know who my grandfather was; I am much more concerned to know what his grandson will be. Abraham Lincoln

Authority

Since when have we Americans been expected to bow submissively to authority and speak with awe and reverence to those who represent us? William O. Douglas

Civil disobedience

Under a government which imprisons any unjustly, the true place for a just man is also a prison. Henry David Thoreau

Courage

Do one thing every day that scares you. Eleanor Roosevelt

Cuban Missile Crisis

Do you, Ambassador Zorin, deny that the USSR has placed and is placing medium - and intermediate - range missiles and sites in Cuba? Yes or no? Don't wait for the translation. Yes or no? You are in the courtroom of world opinion. You have denied they exist, and I want to know if I understood you correctly. I am prepared to wait for my answer until hell freezes over. And I am also prepared to present the evidence in this room! Adlai Stevenson

Equal opportunity

Sitting at the table doesn't make you a diner, unless you eat some of what's on that plate. Being here in America doesn't make you an American. Being born here in America doesn't make you an American. Malcolm X

Freedom

All free men, wherever they may live, are citizens of Berlin, and therefore, as a free man, I take pride in the words, Ich bin ein Berliner. John F. Kennedy

Is life so dear or peace so sweet as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take, but as for me, give me liberty, or give me death! Patrick Henry

No man is good enough to govern another man without his consent.

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No man is good enough to govern any woman without her consent. Susan B. Anthony

Freedom from fear

So, first of all, let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself -- nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror which paralyzes needed efforts to convert retreat into advance. Franklin D. Roosevelt

Freedom of speech

I think the most un-American thing you can say is, 'You can't say that. Garrison Keillor

Free speech is not to be regulated like diseased cattle and impure butter. The audience that hissed yesterday may applaud today, even for the same performance. William O. Douglas

Gender equity

I do not believe that women are better than men. We have not wrecked railroads, nor corrupted legislatures, nor done many unholy things that men have done; but then we must remember that we have not had the chance. Jane Addams

Happiness

The Constitution only guarantees the American people the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it yourself. Benjamin Franklin

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Inspirational words on discrimination and hardship from famous women in history

Throughout history, women have been working hard to ensure that the female voice is heard. These quotes curated by the Papergy review team demonstrate how women have gone the extra mile to gain equality and advocate for a better world.

“Tremendous amounts of talent are being lost to our society just because that talent wears a skirt.” – Shirley Chisholm, first African-American woman elected to U.S. Congress

“A girl should not expect special privileges because of her sex but neither should she adjust to prejudice and discrimination.” – Betty Friedan, writer and activist credited with sparking 20th-century wave of feminism

“I raise up my voice—not so I can shout but so that those without a voice can be heard… We cannot succeed when half of us are held back.” – Malala Yousafzai, Pakistani activist for female education and the youngest Nobel Prize laureate

“At the end of the day, we can endure much more than we think we can.” – Frida Kahlo, 20th-century Mexican painter

“I really think a champion is defined not by their wins but by how they can recover when they fall.” – Serena Williams

“Always aim high, work hard, and care deeply about what you believe in. And, when you stumble, keep faith. And, when you're knocked down, get right back up and never listen to anyone who says you can't or shouldn't go on.” – Hillary Clinton

“Have no fear of perfection; you'll never reach it.” – Marie Curie, chemist who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize.

“Think like a queen. A queen if not afraid to fail. Failure is another stepping stone to greatness.” – Oprah Winfrey, media mogul and North America's first black multi-billionaire

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Powerful quotes from history

It’s not just history buffs who may know these famous quotes from history curated by the Papergy review team, but you may too!

"I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel." - Maya Angelou

"Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom." - Aristotle

"Failure is unimportant. It takes courage to make a fool of yourself." - Charlie Chaplin

“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” - Winston S. Churchill

"I think; therefore I am." - René Descartes

"Supreme excellence consists of breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting." - Sun Tzu

"You have power over your mind - not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength." - Marcus Aurelius

"Life without love is like a tree without blossoms or fruit." - Khalil Gibran

"The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing." - Socrates

"One life is all we have and we live it as we believe in living it. But to sacrifice what you are and to live without belief, that is a fate more terrible than dying." - Jeanne d'Arc

"Don't gain the world and lose your soul, wisdom is better than silver or gold." - Bob Marley

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Powerful sayings and famous historical quotes

You may know a few of these historical quotes, so if you are a history buff, why not enjoy them all curated by the Papergy review team?

"The greater danger for most of us lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short; but in setting our aim too low, and achieving our mark." - Michelangelo

“I pay no attention whatsoever to anybody's praise or blame. I simply follow my own feelings." - Mozart

"I came, I saw, I conquered." - Julius Caesar

"Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that." - Martin Luther King

"Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will." - Mahatma Gandhi

"Men make their own history, but they do not make it as they please." - Karl Marx

"Our virtues and our failings are inseparable, like force and matter. When they separate, man is no more." - Nikola Tesla

"The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall." - Nelson Mandela

"Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future." - John F. Kennedy

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Best Books on the Roman Empire

History is a fascinating subject, and one that not only gives you a sense of different eras, but also teaches us great lessons. One of the best and most turbulent eras in history is the development of the Roman Empire. You can find many books on this subject on sites like Papergy. However, here is a selection of the best books you can find on the Roman Empire.

The Twelve Caesars by Suetonius

There is no doubt that Roman historians like Suetonius have helped people understand how Rome acted and behaved. There are other Roman historians that are also important such as Tacitus, but this book features biographies of the first 12 Roman rulers including Julius Caesar. It features incredible insight into a world long ago.

The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon

While many might think that this book is slow going, it actually has an easy reading style that is modeled on the famous Roman historian Tacitus. This book focuses particularly on the events and actions that led to the eventual decline and fall of the Roman Empire. This book is available on sites like Papergy, and can be found as one book, or a series of volumes.

The Roman Revolution by Ronald Syme

After the fall of the Roman Republic, Augustus led Rome into a new era. This book looks at that transformation, but has motives that were ongoing when this book was written. Published just before the outbreak of World War II, there are nods to the current political situations of the time. In particular Mussolini, who openly modeled himself on Augustus.

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Top Soccer History Books

With Euro 2020 just around the corner, much of the world will be watching the best teams in Europe battle it out. Although it might not have all the flair of the World Cup, it still captures the imagination of millions of people. There are many books on the history of football on sites like Papergy, but here are some of the must-read books you need to catch up on your football lore.

The Ball is Round: A Global History of Football by David Goldblatt

With over 1000 pages, this isn’t a light read, but it is one of the most comprehensive books charting the history of soccer. From the sports' early days, it takes you through all the changes and incidents that go on to shape the game as we know it today. You can find this hefty book on Papergy.

Brilliant Orange: The Neurotic Genius of Dutch Soccer by David Winner

Holland has always been one of the best teams in Europe and also the world at times. However, there have also been incidents that have caused unrest in the camps. This book focuses on the history of the game in the Netherlands, and delves into the culture that football has in the country.

The Club by Joshua Robinson & Jonathan Clegg

English football has always had its ups and downs, but the development of the Premier League brought not only fame, but also money to the clubs lucky enough to play in it. Football is now as much a business as it is a sport, and that isn’t always a good thing.

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Best History Audiobooks

History can give you a wonderful insight into other ways of life and cultures. However, reading these books can sometimes be slow going, especially for complicated issues. That is where audiobooks such as those on Papergy can be invaluable. Here are some of the best history audiobooks you can download now.

The Wright Brothers by David McCullough

The Wright Brothers pioneered mechanical flight in the 20th century and paved the way for modern airplanes. McCullough narrates his own book here, and you can easily hear his admiration for these early inventors. This book seeks to delve into their personal lives and the struggles they had to endure.

Caesar by Adrian Goldsworthy

Arguably one of the most famous of the Roman Emperors, Julius Caesar turned Rome into the capital of an empire and made enemies as well as friends. This book, narrated by Derek Perkins, tells the parts of Caesar’s life that many other historical works omit. You can find it on Papergy along with many others that feature historical figures.

The Great Mortality by John Kelly

A telling book given recent events, The Great Mortality looks at real accounts of people living during The Black Death. Narrator Matthew Lloyd Davies brings these accounts to life in a way that is both enlightening and terrifying.

The Last Lion by William Manchester

Most people are aware of the impact Winston Churchill had on the Second World War, but his life and adventures after this time are not so well known. Narrated by Clive Chafer, the book delves into the latter years of Churchill’s life and offers a more rounded picture of this formidable person.

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Best Historical Health Books

On April 7th is World Health Day, and thanks to many advances in medicine, the health of those living on this planet is better than it has ever been. However, as you will see from some of the books on Papergy, that hasn’t always been the case. Here are some of the best examples of books that cover the history of health.

And the Band Played On: Politics, People, and the AIDS Epidemic by Randy Shilts

AIDS was one of the worst epidemics to hit the world in the 1980s. This book looks at the issues that surrounded to AIDS virus and why it wasn’t detected earlier. It offers a different perspective on previous book on the subject.

The Birth of the Pill: How Four Crusaders Reinvented Sex and Launched a Revolution by Jonathan Eig

Many women now take ‘the pill’ forgranted, but for many years, it was the subject of heated discussion and became a revolution of sorts. This book deals with the main players in the fight for this invaluable contraceptive option - Margaret Sanger, Katharine McCormick, Gregory Pincus, and John Rock.

The Butchering Art: Joseph Lister’s Quest to Transform the Grisly World of Victorian Medicine by Lindsey Fitzharris

Surgery wasn’t always clean and safe like it is today. This book looks at some of the shocking practices that took place in the nineteenth century along with the advances in germ theory that started to make changes to these practices.

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Amazing Historical Facts You Never Knew

Surprising bits of history are perhaps the most fun bits of history, and here are a few tidbits curated by the Papergy review team.

1 Turkeys Were Once Worshipped Like Gods

2 Paul Revere Never Actually Shouted, "The British Are Coming!"

3 The Olympics Used to Award Medals for Art.

4 One Time, 100 Imposters Claimed to Be Marie Antoinette's Dead Son

5 Napoleon Was Once Attacked By a Horde of Bunnies

6 Women Were Once Banned from Smoking in Public

7 The Government Literally Poisoned Alcohol During Prohibition

8 Captain Morgan Actually Existed

9 Using Forks Used to Be Seen as Sacrilegious

10 The Titanic's Owners Never Said the Ship Was "Unsinkable"

11 There Were More Than 600 Plots to Kill Fidel Castro

12 Cleopatra Was Not Egyptian

13 Pope Gregory IV Declared a War On Cats

14 Mary Actually Had a Little Lamb

15 Richard Nixon Was a Great Musician

16 Lyndon B. Johnson Gave Interviews From the Bathroom

17 Ketchup Was Sold in the 1830s as Medicine

18 President Abraham Lincoln is in the Wrestling Hall of Fame

19 July 4th Isn't the Real Independence Day

20 Abraham Lincoln Was Also a Licensed Bartender

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The Best History Books of 2020

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Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents

In this “Oprah’s Book Club” pick, Isabel Wilkerson presents a compelling argument for shifting the language used to describe how their country treats black Americans. As the Pulitzer Prize–winning author tells NPR, “racism” is a vague term for the country’s ingrained inequality. A more accurate characterization is “caste system”—a phrase that better encapsulates the hierarchical nature of American society.

Drawing parallels between the United States, India and Nazi Germany, Wilkerson identifies the “eight pillars” that uphold caste systems: Among others, the list includes a divine will, heredity, dehumanization, terror-derived enforcement and occupy American society’s hierarchical nature categories ensures that those in the middle rung have an “inferior” group to compare themselves to, the author writes and maintains a status quo with tangible ramifications for public health, culture and politics. “The hierarchy of caste is not about feelings or morality,” Wilkerson explains. “It is about power—which groups have it and which do not.”

The Great Secret: The Classified World War II Disaster that Launched the War on Cancer

When the Nazis bombed Bari, a Mediterranean port city central to the Allied war effort, on December 2, 1943, hundreds of sailors sustained horrific injuries. Within days of the attack, writes Jennet Conant in The Great Secret, the wounded started exhibiting unexpected symptoms, including blisters “as big as balloons and heavy with fluid,” in the words of British nurse Gwladys Rees, and intense eye pain. “We began to realize that most of our patients had been contaminated by something beyond all imagination,” Rees later recalled.

American medical officer Stewart Francis Alexander, who’d been called in to investigate the mysterious maladies, soon realized that the sailors had been exposed to mustard gas. Allied leaders were quick to blame the Germans, but Alexander found concrete evidence sourcing the contamination to an Allied shipment of mustard gas struck during the bombing. Though the military covered up its role in the disaster for decades, the attack had at least one positive outcome: While treating patients, Alexander learned that mustard gas rapidly destroyed victims’ blood cells and lymph nodes—a phenomenon with wide-ranging ramifications for cancer treatment. The first chemotherapy based on nitrogen mustard was approved in 1949, and several drugs based on Alexander’s research remain in use today.

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Visit the Past With These Audiobooks

History audiobooks tell readers about the past and help them understand the present. They provide insights into other civilizations' histories. Here are some audiobooks that bring history to life.

SPQR - Mary Beard

Initially published in 2015, SPQR tells the history of Rome. The author didn't use technical jargon to ensure that readers will enjoy the book. Phyllida Nash narrated the audiobook, and it shows how a slightly worn Iron Age village rose and became the undisputed supreme leader of the Mediterranean.

The Naturalist - Darrin Lunde

In this eBook, the author took a different approach by looking at the passion that the former president Theodore Roosevelt had for nature. Lunde explores how this passion paved the way for the country's wildlife conservation movement and influenced his personal development. Lunde offers an informed view on the work of the 26th president. His expertise, combined with research, make for an adventurous listen, especially when paired with Scott Brick's vocal stylings.

Twelve Years a Slave - Solomon Northup

The narrator of this audiobook is Louis Gossett Jr. The audiobook follows Northup, an African American who was born in New York. He talks about how he was tricked to D.C. Here, Northup was kidnapped and then sold in the Deep South as a slave. He was in bondage for twelve years before passing the information to his family and friends in New York. The state helped to secure his release.

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Kamala Harris Quotes on Running for President in 2020

Be inspired with these quotes from Indian-African-American United States Vice President, Kamala Devi Harris.

1. “You have to see and smell and feel the circumstances of people to really understand them.” – Kamala Harris

2. “Surround yourself with really good friends. Have people around you who cheer you on, and applaud you, and support you, and are honest with you, and tell you, you know, when your breath stinks.” – Kamala Harris

3. “I was raised in a way that one does not talk about themselves or their feelings. One is expected to do good work, but it’s not about you, it’s not about your feelings. It’s about the thing that needs to get done.” – Kamala Harris

4. “I’ve been a proud mentor to many women seeking public office, because I believe we need more women at all levels of government. Women have an equal stake in our future and should have an equal voice in our politics. These are challenging times, but I believe getting more women to run for office is a big part of the solution.” – Kamala Harris

5. “The core of my campaign is the people.” – Kamala Harris

6. “[My work is] so much a part of me. I think about my job all the time, not in a way that is burdensome but in a way that asks, ‘How can I do good?’ I’m also blessed to do work that I really enjoy doing.” – Kamala Harris

7. “Running for office is similar to being a trial lawyer in a very long trial. It requires adrenaline and stamina; it requires being in shape mentally and emotionally. It’s a marathon.” – Kamala Harris

8. “We need to work to ensure the leaders reflect the people they are supposed to represent, and until we achieve that full representation, I think we should understand we are falling short of the ideals of this country.” – Kamala Harris

9. “Nobody is living their life through the lens of one issue. And I think what people want is leadership that sees them through the complexity of their lives and pays equal attention to their needs. Let’s not put people in a box.” – Kamala Harris

10. “I’ll be judged on the body of work and not the popularity of any one decision.” – Kamala Harris

11. “If anyone ever gets in your way and tells you to not follow your dreams — be it because of your age, gender, what you look like or where you come from — don’t listen. Do not be burdened by what has been when you can create what should be.” – Kamala Harris

12. “Don’t give up – our country needs you now more than ever. This is a pivotal moment in the history of our country: Our ideals are at stake, and we all have to fight for who we are. We are all, and should be treated as, equals, but the disparity in terms of income and inequality, for women and women of colour, is significant.” – Kamala Harris

13. “Here’s the truth people need to understand: To tackle the challenges of the twenty-first century, we must empower women and families. If we do not lift up women and families, everyone will fall short. – Kamala Harris ”

14. “My mother had a saying: ‘You may be the first to do many things, but make sure you’re not the last.’” – Kamala Harris

15. “The American dream belongs to all of us.” – Kamala Harris

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Inspirational John D. Rockefeller Quotes on Wealth and Education

John D. Rockefeller is inspirational because he never stopped working for what he wanted and helped others who needed it more than he did.  

1. Don’t be afraid to give up the good to go for the great. – John D. Rockefeller

2. If you want to succeed you should strike out on new paths, rather than travel the worn paths of accepted success. – John D. Rockefeller

3. I believe that thrift is essential to well-ordered living. – John D. Rockefeller

4. Don’t blame the marketing department. The buck stops with the chief executive. – John D. Rockefeller

5. The impression was gaining ground with me that it was a good thing to let the money be my slave and not make myself a slave to money. – John D. Rockefeller

6. I do not think that there is any other quality so essential to success of any kind as the quality of perseverance. It overcomes almost everything, even nature. – John D. Rockefeller

7. It is wrong to assume that men of immense wealth are always happy. – John D. Rockefeller

8. I know of nothing more despicable and pathetic than a man who devotes all the hours of the waking day to the making of money for money’s sake. – John D. Rockefeller

9. I believe in the supreme worth of the individual and in his right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. – John D. Rockefeller

10. I believe that every right implies a responsibility; every opportunity, an obligation; every possession, a duty. – John D. Rockefeller

11. Singleness of purpose is one of the chief essentials for success in life, no matter what may be one’s aim – John D. Rockefeller

12. Charity is injurious unless it helps the recipient to become independent of it. – John D. Rockefeller

13. I always tried to turn every disaster into an opportunity. – John D. Rockefeller

14. I had no ambition to make a fortune. Mere money-making has never been my goal, I had an ambition to build. – John D. Rockefeller

15. The person who starts out simply with the idea of getting rich won’t succeed; you must have a larger ambition. There is no mystery in business success. If you do each day’s task successfully, and stay faithfully within these natural operations of commercial laws which I talk so much about, and keep your head clear, you will come out all right. – John D. Rockefeller

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