“Though he avoided outright endorsement of the view, fifth-century Church Father Saint Augustine was clearly familiar with the theory of the spherical earth: "They [those who believe that "there are men on the other side of the earth"] fail to observe that even if the world is held to be global or rounded in shape, or if some process of reasoning should prove this to be the case, it would still not necessarily follow that the land on the opposite side is not covered by masses of water."” IfsMenWorldShouldBelieveStillsEarthFatherProcessSidesWaterChurchViewsCasesFailingLandCenturyTheoryShapesProveMassOppositesSaintFamiliarReasoningCoveredFifthAvoidedEndorsementsAugustineChurch Fathers Author:Saint Augustine
“There is but little room for doubt that Egypt led the way in the creation of the earliest known group of civilizations which arose on both sides of the land bridge between Africa and Eurasia in the fourth millennium B.C.” WayLittlesSidesRoomsKnownDoubtGroupsLandCreationCivilizationBridgesFourthEgyptBoth SidesMillennium Author:James Henry Breasted
“Economists are almost unanimous in conceding that the land tax has no adverse side effects. ...Landowners ought to look at both sides of the coin. Applying a tax to land values also means removing other taxes. This would so improve the efficiency of a city that land values would go up more than the increase in taxes on land.” LooksMeanValuesSidesCitiesLandEffectsOughtTaxesIncreaseEfficiencyBoth SidesEconomistCoinsAdverseSide Effects Author:William Vickrey
“I want to be understood by my country, but if I fail to be understood - what then?, I shall pass through my native land to one side, like a shower of slanting rain.” IfsWantCountrySidesFailingLandUnderstoodRainNativeShowersNative Land Book:Klop, Stikhi, Poėmy Source: Klop, Stikhi, Poėmy
“I was born under the Blue Ridge, and under that side which is blue in the evening light, in a wild land of game and forest and rushing waters.” BookLightGamesSidesWaterBornLandBlueForestsEveningRushingRidgesEvening LightRushing Water Book:The Crossing Source: The Crossing
“God is not on the side of any nation, yet we know He is on the side of justice... Our finest moments have come when we faithfully served the cause of justice for our own citizens, and for the people of other lands.” PeopleKnowsMomentsNationsCausesSidesJusticeLandCitizensFinestFinest Moments Author:George W. Bush
“I have feelings that are to the right, and I have feelings that land on the left side of the aisle. The thing is if you have 10 views that land you on the left side of the aisle and two views that land you on the right side of the aisle, then people just put you on the right side of the aisle. I'm not sure why.” PeopleIfsTwoFeelingsLeftSidesViewsLandNot SureAisle Author:Adam Carolla
“We may... affirm that the balance of power in a society accompanies the balance of property in land. The only possible way, then, of preserving the balance of power on the side of liberty and public virtue is to make the acquisition of land easy to every member of society; to make a division of the land into small quantities, so that the multitude may be possessed of landed estates.” WayMayPoliticsEasySidesLibertyEconomyVirtueLandBalanceMembersPropertyLiberalismDivisionQuantityPossessedMultitudesEstatesAcquisitionAccompanyBalance Of Power Book:John Adams Speaking: Pound's Sources for the Adams Cantos Source: John Adams Speaking: Pound's Sources for the Adams Cantos
“It's an old story; it's as old as our history. The difference between Democrats and Republicans has always been measured in courage and confidence. The Republicans believe that the wagon train will not make it to the frontier unless some of the old, some of the young, some of the weak, are left behind by the side of the trail. The strong, the strong they tell us, will inherit the land. We Democrats believe in something else. We Democrats believe that we can make it all the way with the whole family intact, and we have more than once.” WayBelieveWholeStoriesYoungLeftStrongSidesDifferencesBehindsLandRepublicanWeakTrainDemocratTrailsLeft BehindFrontiersWhole FamilyWagons Author:Mario Cuomo
“I'm calling upon president-elect [Donald] Trump to not just settle for a wall.Let's build a fence, then a wall, then a fence, so we create two no man's lands, one on either side of the wall. That way when we pick people up there they don't really have an excuse.” PeopleMenWayTwoSidesPresidentLandWallTrumpCallingPicksExcuseSettlingFence Author:Steve King