More from Alan Bullock
The Welfare State, South Africa – and it becomes impossible to seriously confront any of them without understanding their historical background.
Alan BullockAlan Bullock Democracy is not about making speeches. It is about making committees work.
Alan BullockAlan Bullock Evil is a form of incompetence.
Alan BullockAlan Bullock Take any important issue of our time – Northern Ireland, Nuclear Disarmament, Race,
Alan BullockAlan Bullock A nation’s sense of its history is indistinguishable from its social cohesion.
Alan BullockAlan Bullock Hitler’s dictatorship rested on the constitutional foundation of a single law, the Enabling Law.
Alan BullockAlan Bullock The corruption of people is to behave in an inhuman way.
Alan BullockAlan Bullock Spending a weekend with Hitler would have been boring in the extreme, although you would have had a greater certainty in coming back alive.
Alan BullockAlan Bullock But to produce a uniform pattern of public utterance in which the first trace of unorthodox thought immediately reveals itself as a jarring dissonance.
Alan BullockAlan Bullock No one understood better than Stalin that the true object of propaganda is neither to convince nor even to persuade.
Alan BullockAlan Bullock History, well taught, is the demythologising of the past.
Alan BullockAlan Bullock Hitler had a plausible case to argue when he claimed that the Anschluss was only the application of the Wilsonian principle of self-determination.
Alan BullockAlan Bullock If the country is to survive as a democracy it will depend on voters who understand how our political institutions have evolved and the events that went into their creation.
Alan BullockAlan Bullock
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Even with broken wings, she dares to fly. And even with a broken heart, she dares to love.
Divya khandalDivya khandal And I refuse to apologize until the very end for the way that I feel – my feelings are valid too.
Carmen AmadosCarmen Amados Contemplate your own mortality daily, then see how much we must change.
Chris AllchinChris Allchin Poetry is the voice of the soul and the inspiration of the heart.
Teresa PeresTeresa Peres We parted sadly, like children in the street on a pleasant june afternoon.
Iestyn TudorIestyn Tudor And what shall I call you? Yours. In this life, the ones before, and all others thereafter.
Alexandra MichelleAlexandra Michelle If I could go back to a time I’d be with you. And I’d thank you again for almost being the healing to my heart.
Aimee C. HoveyAimee C. Hovey I was a living breathing nightmare and he was my favorite dream catcher.
Juwairiyyah OlgarJuwairiyyah Olgar
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Ted Kennedy’s achievements as a senator have towered over his time, changing the lives of far more Americans than remember the name Mary Jo Kopechne.
Adam ClymerAdam Clymer Remember that the word of God is not sent to particular persons, as if by name; and do not think you have no part in it, because you are not named there.
Adam ClarkeAdam Clarke Whenever anyone utters with reverence the name of Babaji, that devotee attracts an instant spiritual blessing.
Lahiri MahasayaLahiri Mahasaya Every body consists of three ingredients. The names of these are Sulphur, Mercury, and Salt.
ParacelsusParacelsus I’ve known Kyle O’Reilly since 2009. Me and him actually met each other when we had our very first match against each other for Gabe Sapolsyky’s DragonGate USA show.
Adam ColeAdam Cole You don’t cruise the Internet looking for your name and walk away with a good feeling. So, I never do it.
Adam CarollaAdam Carolla Speaking of sleeping bags, has anything ever had a less creative name?
Adam CarollaAdam Carolla Because we are in the world, we are condemned to meaning, and we cannot do or say anything without its acquiring a name in history.
Maurice Merleau PontyMaurice Merleau Ponty