“You know, when I was in college, there was a big debate: Do unions raise wages? Well, with regard to industrial unions, there were arguments back and forth -- international competition. It is now clear, I think, that whether or not you think unions raised wages 50 years ago, the absence of unions and their weakness that is inflicted by anti-union public policy depresses wages. The fact is that people who are not represented, in the service industries in particular, are the victims of policies which depress their wages.” PeopleThinkingKnowsYearsWellsFactsBigsClearPolicyCollegeParticularIndustryWeaknessYears AgoArgumentRegardRaisesVictimCompetitionUnionsRaisedInternationalAbsenceDebateDepressingWagesBack And ForthPublic PolicyService Industry Author:Barney Frank
“One would suppose that the battle for religious liberty was won in the United States two hundred years ago. However, in the time since, and right now, powerful voices are always raised in favor of bigotry and thought control. It is useful, then, to have a compendium of the thoughts of great men and women of all faiths (and of none) on the subject, to convince us that we men and woman of freedom are not and never have been alone.” MenYearsHas BeensTwoStatesVoiceReligiousUnitedPowerfulLibertyUnited StatesAtheismSubjectsRight NowBattleHundredMen And WomenYears AgoRaisedPositive AtheismFavorsGreat MenConvinceBigotryReligious LibertyConvince Us Author:Isaac Asimov
“The first time I ask him, have you had your cheekbones raised, have you had your nose changed? He denied it all. I was asking him to compare his face with what it looked like years ago.” YearsFirstsFacesAsksLiteratureChangedFirst TimeYears AgoAskingRaisedCompareNosesDeniedCheekbones Author:Martin Bashir
“About thirty years ago, Miss Maria Ward of Huntingdon, with only seven thousand pounds, had the good luck to captivate Sir Thomas Bertram, of Mansfield Park, in the county of Northampton, and to be thereby raised to the rank of a baronet's lady, with all the comforts and consequences of an handsome house and large income.” YearsBookHouseMissingComfortThousandConsequenceYears AgoLuckRaisedSevenIncomeThirtyParksPoundsHandsomeGood LuckCountyThirty YearsMansfield Park Book:Mansfield Park Volume I [Easyread Comfort Edition] Source: Mansfield Park Volume I [Easyread Comfort Edition]
“Most of us in the baby-boom generation were raised by full-time mothers. Even as recently as 14 years ago, 6 out of 10 mothers with babies were staying at home. Today that is totally reversed. Does that mean we love our children less than our mothers loved us? No, but it certainly causes a lot of guilt trips.” YearsMeanChildrenDoeHomeTodayMotherCausesInspiringGenerationsBabyYears AgoOur ChildrenGuiltRaisedStayingMothers DayLove Our ChildrenGuilt TripBaby BoomFull Time Mother Author:Jane Pauley
“If the present American laws concerning the taxation of the profits of corporations, the incomes of individuals, and inheritances had been introduced about 60 years ago, all those new products whose consumption has raised the standard of living of the 'common man' would either not be produced at all or only in small quantities for the benefit of a minority. The Ford enterprises would not exist if Henry Ford's profits had been taxed away as soon as they came into being.” IfsMenYearsLawIndividualCommonProductsBenefitsStandardsYears AgoRaisedProfitIncomeCorporationsEnterpriseMinoritiesQuantityConsumptionTaxationInheritanceStandards Of LivingCommon ManNew ProductsAmerican Law Author:Ludwig von Mises
“Many years ago I was part of a public health movement that raised concerns about the mercury in vaccines and about the heavy dose that infants get - used to. They don't anymore.” YearsUsedMovementConcernYears AgoRaisedHeavyInfantVaccinesDosePublic HealthMercury Author:Jill Stein
“I was told many years ago by my grandmother who raised me: If somebody puts you on a road and you don't feel comfortable on it and you look ahead and you don't like the destination and you look behind and you don't want to return to that place, step off the road.” IfsWantFeelsYearsLooksBehindsStepsReturnComfortableYears AgoRaisedGrandmotherDestinationMy Grandmother Author:Maya Angelou
“More than fifty years ago Sputnik dramatically raised the nation's awareness of what was lacking in science and math education in America. What we need to wake people up to now is the crisis in imagination and concern for the greater good.” PeopleNeedsYearsAmericaNationsImaginationGreaterAwarenessConcernYears AgoCrisisRaisedMathFiftyLackingGreater GoodMath EducationEducation In AmericaSputnik Author:Katherine Paterson
“I love living in Utah. I was born here but raised in L.A., but we decided about 13, 14 years ago to come here to Utah.” YearsBornYears AgoDecidedRaisedUtah Author:Donny Osmond
“As long as I live, I will never forget that day 21 years ago when I raised my hand and took the oath of citizenship. Do you know how proud I was? I was so proud that I walked around with an American flag around my shoulders all day long.” KnowsInspirationalYearsLongHandsForgetKnow HowProudYears AgoRaisedShouldersNever ForgetDo You KnowFlagsCitizenshipOathAmerican FlagFlag Day Author:Arnold Schwarzenegger
“I realized I love him just as much or more than I did four years ago. That I'm never live with him" She raised her head to look at her sisters with haunted eyes. "And I don't know if I can live without him.” IfsKnowsYearsLooksI CanEyeFourYears AgoRaisedI RealizedFour YearsI Love Him Author:Christine Feehan