“There is more selfishness and less principle among members of Congress than I had any conception of, before I became President of the U.S.” James K. Polk Sourced from: http://www.presidential-power.org/quotes-by-presidents/james-polk-quotes.htm, accessed 11/9/2019
Tag: HISTORY NUGGETS
History Nugget #19: October 2019
UNANIMOUS DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE, BY THE DELEGATES OF THE PEOPLE OF TEXAS, IN GENERAL CONVENTION, AT THE TOWN OF WASHINGTON, ON THE SECOND DAY OF MARCH, 1836 When a government has ceased to protect the lives, liberty, and property of the people, from whom its legitimate powers are derived, and for the advancement of whose…
History Nugget #10: March 2019
“Remember the days of old, consider the years long past; ask your father, and he will inform you; your elders, and they will tell you.” Deuteronomy 32:7 NRSV
History Nugget #9: March 2019
“The omission of such events as the Mexican War from the American consciousness does history injustice.” “The cost in American lives was staggering. Of the 104,556 men who served in the army, both regulars and volunteers, 13,768 men died, the highest death rate of any war in our history. The period between 1844 and 1848…
History Nugget #8: February 2019
“Nor were they just like we are. Their present was part of a different time, and because of that, they were different from us. We have to take into consideration, for example, all they had to contend with that we don’t even have to think about- all the inconveniences, discomforts, and fears. And the hard,…
History Nuggets: #2 September 2018
“Life can only be understood backwards, but it must be lived forward.” …
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