Throughout human history the American Idea has done more to help the poor than any other economic system ever designed.

The principle that human nature in its psychological aspects is nothing more than a product of history and given social relations removes all barriers to coercion and manipulation by the powerful.

Human history in essence is the history of ideas.

Without words without writing and without books there would be no history there could be no concept of humanity.

Mankind has probably done more damage to the Earth in the 20th century than in all of previous human history.

Psychology keeps trying to vindicate human nature. History keeps undermining the effort.

Our nation was created in ways that allow human potential to prosper and it created the greatest nation for people in the history of humanity. Now Obama is dismantling it because he has no appreciation for our greatness. In fact he resents it. He blames this country for whatever evils he sees around the world.

It is in the admission of ignorance and the admission of uncertainty that there is a hope for the continuous motion of human beings in some direction that doesn't get confined permanently blocked as it has so many times before in various periods in the history of man.

In the long history of humankind (and animal kind too) those who learned to collaborate and improvise most effectively have prevailed.

I think it's important that as a matter of course the brain and spinal column were removed from this cow and that would be the material that would cause concern in terms of human health. And therefore we're confident in the safety of the food supply.