“Were a man, whom I know to be honest and opulent, and with whom I live in intimate friendship, to come into my house, where I am surrounded with my servants, I rest assured, that he is not to stab me before he leaves it, in order to rob me of my silver standish; and I no more suspect this event, than the falling of the house itself which is new, and solidly built and founded.--But he may have been seized with a sudden and unknown frenzy.--So may a sudden earthquake arise, and shake and tumble my house about my ears.” KnowsMenMayHas BeensOrderFallHouseBeliefHonestEventsHonestyBuiltEarsAriseBeing HonestServantIntimateShakesSilverSuspectsAssuredEarthquakesFrenzy Book:An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding: A Critical Edition Source: An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding: A Critical Edition
“I could have spoken from Rhode Island where I have been staying ... But I felt that, in speaking from the house of Lincoln, of Jackson, and of Wilson, my words would better convey both the sadness I feel in the action I was compelled today to make and the firmness with which I intend to pursue this course until the orders of the federal court at Little Rock can be executed without unlawful interference." (On sending troops to enforce integration in Little Rock AR High School)” FeelsLittlesHas BeensTodayActionSchoolLawTimeOrderCoursesHouseFeltEducationSadnessTeachingRocksSorrowHigh SchoolCourtPursueIslandsStayingTroopsIntegrationCompelledMonarchyInterferenceWilsonFirmnessUnlawfulRhode IslandLittle Rock Author:Dwight D. Eisenhower
“When you gaze upon the lovely sight. Of twins, arm in arm, asleep at night. Think not that the house has been doubly messed. But that you, as parents, have been doubly blessed.” ThinkingHas BeensNightHouseParentArmsSightBlessedLovelyTwins Author:John Walter Bratton
“Former U.S. House Majority Leader, Tom DeLay, has been sentenced to three years in prison. One year for money laundering and two more for his performance on 'Dancing with the Stars.'” YearsHas BeensTwoThreeHouseStarsLeaderPerformancesMajorityPrisonDancingFormerThree YearsTomsDelayDancing With The StarsMoney LaunderingMajority Leader Author:Jay Leno