"Textbooks should show that neither morality nor immorality can simply be conferred upon us by history. Merely being part of the United States, without regard to our own acts and ideas, does not make us moral or immoral beings. History is more complicated than that."

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Source : James W. Loewen (2013). “Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong”, p.83, The New Press

James W. Loewen

#Ideas Quotes #United States Quotes #Doe Quotes

“Laziness is contagious just like hard work is. I didn't give myself an opportunity to be lazy and I didn't surround myself with people who are lazy.”
“Time, which sees all things, has found you out.”
“Extraordinary scenes there at the end. I think some of the crowd chanting 'Italy! Italy!' were actually Irish.”
“Police business is a hell of a problem. It's a good deal like politics. It asks for the highest type of men, and there's nothing in it to attract the highest type of men.”

Source : Raymond Chandler (2014). “The World of Raymond Chandler: In His Own Words”, p.124, Vintage
“A lot of bands mature, which means they get square; they start delivering messages. Hey, you got a message, use Western Union.”
“It is interesting that Satan, who voted for 'no opposition', has become the main source of it!”
“Today we know with certainty that segregation is dead. The only question remaining is how costly will be the funeral.”
“I dont know what to bowl at him. I bowled an inswinger and he drove me through covers of the front foot. Then I bowled an outswinger and he again punched through covers of the backfoot. He is the toughest batsmen I've bowled to. He shold live long and score lots of runs, but not against Pakistan.”

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