“In one point of view, we, the abolitionists and colored people, should meet [the Dred Scott] decision, unlooked for and monstrous as it appears, in a cheerful spirit. This very attempt to blot out forever the hopes of an enslaved people may be one necessary link in the chain of events preparatory to the downfall and complete overthrow of the whole slave system.” PeopleShouldMayWholeSpiritDecisionViewsForeverEventsSlavePoint Of ViewChainsLinksCheerfulMonstrousDownfallAbolitionistChain Of Events Book:Frederick Douglass: Selected Speeches and Writings Source: Frederick Douglass: Selected Speeches and Writings
“The real meaning of the word paranoia is--- a man or person who has the ability to link events that seemingly are not connected.” MenPersonsRealAbilityEventsConnectedLinksParanoia Author:John Coleman
“Direct interference in a person's life does not enter our scope of activity, nor, on the other, tralatitiously speaking, hand, is his destiny a chain of predeterminate links: some 'future' events may be linked to others, O.K., but all are chimeric, and every cause-and-effect sequence is always a hit-and-miss affair, even if the lunette has actually closed around your neck, and the cretinous crowd holds its breath.” IfsMayPersonsDoeHandsCausesDestinyEffectsMissingEventsActivityDirectBreathsAffairCrowdsChainsNecksLinksLinkedScopeSequenceCause And EffectInterferenceFuture Events Book:Transparent things: a novel Source: Transparent things: a novel
“The historian does not locate known facts in a hypothetical, general pattern of processes; his aim is to link fact to fact, one unique knowable event to another individual one that begot it.” DoeFactsIndividualProcessKnownEventsUniqueAimPatternsLinksHistorianHypothetical Author:Susanne Katherina Langer
“Changing eating habits in the North is an important link in the chain of events needed to create environmentally sustainable development that meets people's needs. The Beyond Beef campaign is an important step in that direction.” PeopleNeedsImportantStepsEventsDevelopmentNeededHabitEatingCampaignsChainsLinksBeefSustainable DevelopmentEating HabitsChain Of Events Author:Walden Bello