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“Empires rise and fall like the abdomen of God. It's just the universe breathing.”

Fall Universe History Breathing Empires Rise And Fall Abdomen

Author:Wes Nisker

“We are Americans, speaking the same language, adopting the same customs, holding the same general opinions... and shall rise and fall with Americans.”

War Fall Language Opinion History Civil War Customs American Civil War Adopting Rise And Fall Speaking The Same Language

Author:Frederick Douglass

“With the fall of the empire, Art, Philosophy and decent drains all vanished from the West.”

Art Philosophy Fall History Humour West Decent Empires Drains

Book:The Fall of Rome: And the End of Civilization

Source: The Fall of Rome: And the End of Civilization

“The only real distinction at this dangerous moment in human history and cosmic development has nothing to do with medals and ribbons. Not to fall asleep is distinguished. Everything else is mere popcorn.”

Humans Art Real Philosophy Moments Fall History Dangerous Development Mere Distinction Cosmic Medal Human History Distinguished Ribbons Popcorn

Author:Saul Bellow

“The revolution is not an apple that falls when it is ripe. You have to make it fall.”

Fall History Revolution Revolutionary Apples Ripe Revolutionary Leaders

Book:Che Guevara Speaks

Source: Che Guevara Speaks

“History takes place between the Fall and the Apocalypse, with a narrow escape route called Salvation.”

Fall History Salvation Routes Apocalypse

Author:Mason Cooley

“When I despair, I remember that all through history the way of truth and love has always won. There have been tyrants and murderers and for a time they seem invincible, but in the end, they always fall... think of it, always.”

“We need to study the whole of history, not to fall back into it, but to see if we can escape from it.”

Ifs Needs Whole Fall History Study Fall Back Entirety

Author:Jose Ortega y Gasset

“A state does not simply fall apart as a result of depression... [Weimar Germany] was not destroyed by economic depression or widespread unemployment, though these naturally contributed to the atmosphere of doom, but because the Weimar Right was resolved to abolish the parliamentary state in favour of a vaguely conceived authoritarian state.”

Doe States Fall Results History Economic Destroyed Atmosphere Germany Unemployment Favour Falling Apart Doom Abolish Nazism Nazi Germany Parliamentary Economic Depression

Author:Sebastian Haffner