“The intelligence and ability of a colored person are in pretty direct proportion to the amount of white blood he has, and … most of the positions of leadership, influence, and prominence in the Negro race are held not by real Negroes but by Mulattoes, many of whom have very little Negro blood.” LittlesPersonsRealAbilityWhiteRaceBloodInfluencePositionAmountDirectProportionProminenceMulattoes Book:The Conquest of a Continent Source: The Conquest of a Continent
“The Irish, as a race, have the oral tradition in their blood. A direct question to them is an anathema, but in other cases, a mere syllable of a hero's name will elicit whole chapters of stories.” WholeStoriesNamesRaceCasesBloodHeroTraditionDirectMereChaptersSyllablesAnathemaOral Tradition Author:P. L. Travers
“Almost all Europe, for many centuries, was inundated with blood, which was shed at the direct instigation or with the full approval of the ecclesiastical authorities.” BloodAtheismCenturyAuthorityEuropeDirectPositive AtheismApprovalShed Book:History of the rise and influence of the spirit of rationalism in Europe Source: History of the rise and influence of the spirit of rationalism in Europe
“I say unto you with all the soberness I can, that we stand in danger of losing our liberties, and that once lost, only blood will bring them back; and we of this church will, in order to keep the Church going forward, have more sacrifices to make, and more persecutions to endure than we have yet known. If the conspiracy comes here it will probably come in its full vigor and there will be a lot of vacant places among those who guide and direct, not only this government, but also this Church of ours.” IfsI CanGovernmentOrderLostChurchKnownLibertySacrificeBloodDangerLosingDirectEndureGuidesConspiracyPersecutionVigorVacant Author:J. Reuben Clark
“The trouble with many copywriters in general agencies are that they don't really think in terms of selling. They have never written direct-response; they have never tasted blood” ThinkingTermWrittenTroubleBloodDirectResponseSellingAgency Author:David Ogilvy