“I believe that the supreme duty of the historian is to write history, that is to say, to attempt to record in one sweeping sequence the greater events and movements that have swayed the destinies of man.” MenWritingBelieveI BelieveDestinyRecordsGreaterEventsMovementDutySupremeHistorianSequenceSweeping Book:A History of the Crusades: Volume 1, The First Crusade and the Foundation of the Kingdom of Jerusalem Source: A History of the Crusades: Volume 1, The First Crusade and the Foundation of the Kingdom of Jerusalem
“In the rare event that the Supreme Court refuses to play along [...] there is always a perfectly legal, extra-constitutional, quasi-legislative, quasi-executive, quasi-judicial, "independent" regulatory commission or executive agency to kill off or override constitutional protections.” PlayEventsIndependentCourtRefuseProtectionSupremeAgencyExtrasExecutivesSupreme CourtJudicialRare Events Author:Ilana Mercer
“I think the scores for Olympic gymnastics are affected by what countries the judge and the gymnast are from. That's wrong. That type of political pandering isn't meant for gymnastic Olympic events. It's meant for the Supreme Court.” ThinkingCountryFunnyPoliticalEventsJudgingTypeCourtSupremeScoreAffectedOlympicsSupreme CourtGymnasticsGymnastLondon Olympics Author:Craig Ferguson
“A miracle is a supernatural event, whose antecedent forces are beyond our finite vision, whose design is the display of almighty power for the accomplishment of almighty purposes, and whose immediate result, as regards man, is his recognition of God as the Supreme Ruler of all things, and of His will as the only supreme law.” MenLawPurposeForceResultsVisionEventsDesignAll ThingsMiracleRegardSupremeRecognitionAccomplishmentDisplayRulersAlmightyFinite Author:Abbott Eliot Kittredge
“Doesn't anyone wonder why the NAACP does not have events celebrating the first black woman secretary of state?.. Why does an organization whose mission is to advance the lot of blacks not celebrate Clarence Thomas, our black Supreme Court justice?” FirstsDoeStatesBlackJusticeWonderEventsOrganizationCourtMissionsSupremeCelebrateSecretarySupreme CourtBlack WomenSupreme Court JusticeCourt JusticeNaacp Author:Star Parker
“I had been thinking independently about our ability to forget things that happened, specifically, events that clearly were wrong, that crossed the line. It seemed to me during the 2000 election recount that the media's narrative was being orchestrated. Shockingly, after the Supreme Court decision, the media simply said, "Time to move on," end of reporting: "Here's the new story." And everyone forgot.” ThinkingSaidEndsStoriesMovingLinesAbilityDecisionForgetHappenedMediaEventsElectionCourtSupremeNarrativeSupreme CourtTime To Move OnCourt DecisionSimply Said Author:Robert Kane Pappas