“America was named after a man who discovered no part of the New World. History is like that, very chancy.” MenWorldAmericaNew WorldWorld History Author:Samuel Eliot Morison
“The freedmen were not really free in 1865, nor are most of their descendants really free in 1965. Slavery was but one aspect of a race and color problem that is still far from solution here, or anywhere. In America particularly, the grapes of wrath have not yet yielded all their bitter vintage.” StillsProblemAmericaJusticeRaceColorDiversitySolutionsAspectSocial JusticeSlaveryBitterBitternessWrathGrapesVintageDescendantsRace And Color Book:The Oxford history of the American people Source: The Oxford history of the American people
“America was discovered accidentally by a great seaman who was looking for something else; when discovered it was not wanted; and most of the exploration for the next fifty years was done in the hope of getting through or around it. America was named after a man who discovered no part of the New World. History is like that, very chancy.” MenWorldYearsDoneWantedAmericaHopeNextDiscoveryHistoricalFiftyExplorationNew WorldWorld HistorySeamen Author:Samuel Eliot Morison
“If the European discovery had been delayed for a century or two, it is possible that the Aztec in Mexico or the Iroquois in North America would have established strong native states capable of adopting European war tactics and maintaining their independence to this day, as Japan kept her independence from China.” IfsTwoWarStatesAmericaStrongCenturyCapableDiscoveryIndependenceChinaNativeJapanThis DayMexicoTacticsMaintainingNorth AmericaAdoptingDelayedAztecIroquois Book:The Oxford history of the American people Source: The Oxford history of the American people
“If the American Revolution had produced nothing but the Declaration of Independence, it would have been worthwhile.” IfsHas BeensAmericaFreedomLibertyRevolutionIndependenceWorthwhileDeclarationAmerican RevolutionDeclaration Of IndependencePreamble Book:The Oxford history of the American people Source: The Oxford history of the American people
