“After the United States gobbled up California and half of Mexico, and we were stripped down to nothing, territorial expansion suddenly becomes a crime. It's been going on for centuries, and it will still go on.” StillsStatesUnitedHalfUnited StatesCenturyCrimeGoes OnCaliforniaMexicoExpansionTerritorialGoering Author:Hermann Goring
“70% of children born into poverty will never make it to the middle class. The uncomfortable truth is that there are now a number of other countries with as much or more opportunity than ours. In fact, more people in Canada go on to surpass the income of their parents than in the United States.” PeopleChildrenCountryStatesFactsOpportunityParentBornUnitedNumbersClassPovertyUnited StatesMiddleGoes OnTruth IsIncomeUncomfortableCanadaMiddle ClassOther Countries Author:Marco Rubio
“I will content myself, Mr. Speaker, with those principal motives to union; first, that we are in the rapids and must go on; next that our neighbours will not, on their side, let us rest supinely, even if we could do so from other causes; and thirdly, that by making the united colonies more valuable as an ally to Great Britain, we shall strengthen rather than weaken the imperial connection. (Cheers.” IfsFirstsNextCausesSidesUnitedGoes OnConnectionsUnionsValuableMotiveBritainCheerAlliesSpeakersPrincipalRapidsNeighbourColonyGreat Britain Book:Speeches and Addresses Chiefly on the Subject of British-American Union Source: Speeches and Addresses Chiefly on the Subject of British-American Union
“Black people have been qualified to be president for hundreds of years. George Washington Carver could have been president. I could go on with a list of black men that were qualified to be the president of the United States. So the Obama victory is progress for white people.” PeopleMenYearsHas BeensStatesBlackPresidentWhiteUnitedUnited StatesProgressGoes OnVictoryListsBlack PeopleCould Have BeenQualifiedCarver Author:Chris Rock
“I think what's surprised me most about the club is to feel that wherever you go, even when you go on holiday to a quiet place, you always find Man Utd supporters. It's something that you do not expect in some countries, yet we have them all around the world. Manchester United is a special and unique club because of its history. No-one has won as many trophies as we have in the English league. That history is something that you cannot buy. I think this club has a lot of great history and I feel very proud to be part of it.” ThinkingMenWorldFeelsCountryUnitedSpecialGoes OnProudQuietUniqueClubsAround The WorldLeagueHolidaySupporterTrophiesManchesterManchester UnitedQuiet PlaceGreat History Author:Juan Mata
“I want to create a rapid response team, right around the world, perhaps starting originally with our partners, similar to the one we have in the United Nations whereby, where there's a problem in our society which demands a compassionate response, an educated, informed, not just a splurgy emotional thing, but an informed compassionate response that puts yourself in the position of the other and sees all sides of the problem, not just your own, there'll be somebody poised in each society who can write to the media, write an op-ed piece, to go on TV or radio.” WorldWantWritingProblemNationsSidesUnitedPiecesTeamMediaPositionEmotionalTvsGoes OnDemandResponseStartingRadioPartnersEducatedAround The WorldOur SocietyCompassionateUnited NationsRapidsEmotional Things Author:Karen Armstrong