“Our sense of history has grown dangerously thin, and our sense of proportion with it.”
Source: The Impeachment of Abraham Lincoln
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Famous Stephen L. Carter Quotes
“She wasn't being methodological. She was being autobiographical.”
“To Tom, the march of technology was equivalent to the march of civilization.”
Source: Back Channel
Source: The Impeachment of Abraham Lincoln
“Better to wait actively than passively.”
Source: Back Channel
“In a crisis, time was always the enemy.”
Source: Back Channel
“The only way to prove his willingness to wait would be to wait.”
Source: The Impeachment of Abraham Lincoln
“He was the sort of man who only wanted to be told what he already assumed was true.”
Source: The Impeachment of Abraham Lincoln
“He was vain and tended to surround himself with intellectual and moral pygmies.”
Source: The Impeachment of Abraham Lincoln
“Size and elaboration were often mistaken for importance.”
Source: Back Channel
“They loved the sound of their own voices. No decision would be reached anytime soon.”
Source: Back Channel
“He seemed to believe that indignation was a sufficient guardian.”
Source: The Impeachment of Abraham Lincoln
Source: Civility
“He had been around politicians for a long time, and he was prepared for some outburst.”
Source: Back Channel
Source: Back Channel
Source: The Emperor of Ocean Park
Source: New England White
Source: Reflections of an affirmative action baby
Source: The Culture of Disbelief: How American Law and Politics Trivialize Religious Devotion
Source: The Culture of Disbelief: How American Law and Politics Trivialize Religious Devotion
Source: The Culture of Disbelief: How American Law and Politics Trivialize Religious Devotion
Source: The Culture of Disbelief: How American Law and Politics Trivialize Religious Devotion
Source: The Culture of Disbelief: How American Law and Politics Trivialize Religious Devotion
Source: The Culture of Disbelief: How American Law and Politics Trivialize Religious Devotion
Source: The Culture of Disbelief: How American Law and Politics Trivialize Religious Devotion
Source: The Emperor of Ocean Park
“Every conflict plagues the peace that follows it.”
Source: The Impeachment of Abraham Lincoln
“Love is a gift we deliver when we would rather not.”
Source: The Emperor of Ocean Park
“Rumor is rarely more interesting than fact, but it is always more readily available.”
Source: The Emperor of Ocean Park
Source: Reflections of an affirmative action baby
“When you shoot someone who is fleeing, it's not self-defense. It's an execution.”
“If you're fascinated by America, you'll be fascinated by family.”