#unit

It is notorious that the news of the Emancipation Proclamation was kept from the people of Texas and not celebrated until 'Juneteenth'. There may be those in Texas now who believe they can insulate their state—a state that had its own courageous revolution—from the news of evolution and from the writing in 1786 of a Constitution that refuses to mention religion except when demarcating and limiting its role in the public square. But we promise them today that they will join their fore-runners in the flat-earth community, and in the mad clerical clique of those who believed that the sun revolved around the earth. Yes, they will be in schoolbooks—as a joke on the epic scale of William Jennings Bryan. We shall be fair, and take care to ensure that their tale is told. ↗

— Christopher Hitchens

#education #religion #texas #united-states #william-jennings-bryan

What I want the Congress of the United States to do, and frankly what I would like to see the President of the United States of America do, is speak a word of support to the people of Iran. ↗

— Mike Pence

#congress #frankly #i #iran #like

China has always maintained that all countries, big or small, rich or poor, strong or weak, are equal members of the international community and they should stand and speak in the world as such. ↗

— Li Peng

#big #china #community #countries #equal

You can't get real happy or real depressed when you play baseball. Baseball is a great sport in that it offers a player a lot of opportunities for atonement. ↗

— Mike Piazza

#baseball #depressed #get #great #happy

My title is intended to suggest that the community of scientists is organized in a way which resembles certain features of a body politic and works according to economic principles similar to those by which the production of material goods is regulated. ↗

— Michael Polanyi

#body #certain #community #economic #features

Being a human being is all about experiencing all of the wonders of the world and therefore as an actress, I'm open to any opportunity that may enrich my horizon. ↗

— Sarah Polley

#actress #any #being #enrich #experiencing

The Democrats' agenda isn't working for women. Their vision has produced big government and limited opportunity. Our vision is for limited government and opportunity for all. Women deserve better than what President Obama has delivered. ↗

— Reince Priebus

#better #big #big government #delivered #democrats

Life does not stand still for families and local communities when our brave men and women are deployed, but we can make their time apart more bearable by recognizing their sacrifice and fulfilling our commitments to them. ↗

— Mark Pryor

#bearable #brave #brave men #commitments #communities

I believe the U.S. already understands and will understand more and more that only a strong Russia will respond to the genuine interests of the United States. ↗

— Vladimir Putin

#believe #genuine #i #i believe #i believe the

Well, as you've said, we cannot expect the people of China not to want to progress, so if you have an opportunity to progress, to develop your economy to a world class economy, it's an aspiration that is natural and that, I welcome. ↗

— Sellapan Ramanathan

#cannot #china #class #develop #economy