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When did one man ever civilize a people? ↗

— John Lothrop Motley

#did #ever #man #people

With the Germans, the sovereignty resided in the great assembly of the people. ↗

— John Lothrop Motley

#germans #great #people #resided #sovereignty

Brazil - they're so good it's like they are running round the pitch playing with themselves. ↗

— John Motson

#good #like #pitch #playing #round

All the research shows that being married, with all its ups and downs, is by far the most effective way of making young men law-abiding and giving them a sense of purpose and self-worth. ↗

— Ferdinand Mount

#downs #effective #effective way #far #giving

It's the Law of God that gave the stability to Christian civilization. ↗

— Randall Terry

#civilization #gave #god #law #stability

If you've got a good vibrato, you can get away with a lot. ↗

— Sonny Terry

#get #good #got #lot #vibrato

So I went out and bought Hard Again by Muddy Waters. That was a big learning curve. I listened to that album again and again and again. James Cotton was the harmonica player on that album. ↗

— Sonny Terry

#album #big #bought #cotton #curve

We criticize, copy, patronize, idolize and insult but we never doubt that the U.S. has a unique position in the history of human hopes. ↗

— Ferdinand Mount

#criticize #doubt #history #hopes #human

You have to open your mind. I like the ability to express myself in a deep way. It's the closest music to our humanity - it's like a folk music that rises up out of a culture. ↗

— Sonny Terry

#closest #culture #deep #deep way #express

The match has become quite unpredictable, but it still looks as though Arsenal will win the cup. ↗

— John Motson

#become #cup #looks #match #quite