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But it is a historical fact that the Jews, and no one else, gave the world the Bible. It is a historical fact that the Jews introduced to the pagan world the idea of a God who demanded righteousness......Even most of the books of the New Testament were written by Jews.
- Harold S. Kushner
The atom bomb was no 'great decision.' It was merely another powerful weapon in the arsenal of righteousness.
- Harry S. Truman
There is nothing new in the world except the history you do not know.
- Harry S. Truman
The only thing new in the world is the history you don't know.
- Harry S. Truman
We have to ask, Why is there no other first-century Jew who has millions of followers today? Why isn't there a John the Baptist movement? Why, of all first-century figures, including the Roman emperors, is Jesus still worshiped today, while the others have crumbled into the dust of history?
- Lee Strobel
Jesus remains the most influential person in history, one who has inspired untold followers for millennia.
- Jay Parini
What is striking is how the reputation of the monarchy has gone up and down in my lifetime.
- David Starkey
I respect every soldier, from every country, who serves beside us in the hard work of history. America is grateful, and America will not forget.
- George W. Bush
I would tell myself that I was about to address the largest mass assembly of idiots ever gathered in the history of mankind.
- Winston Churchill
My grandfather told me our history through his stories about all the great Zulu battles.
- John Kani
America was never officially a Christian nation, since neither Jesus Christ nor the Bible are mentioned in the Constitution or the Declaration of Independence. But there's no denying the influence Christianity has had on our country.
- Tony Evans
Old deeds for old people, and new deeds for new.
- Henry David Thoreau