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41 " Though Richard had taken Lord Stanley’s son hostage to ensure his loyalty, when he called upon Stanley to support him and threatened to kill his son, Stanley reportedly replied that he had other sons. "
― Hourly History , Wars of the Roses: A History From Beginning to End
42 " America was faced with the worst possible situation: a country friendly to Russia only 100 miles from the shores of mainland America. "
― Hourly History , The Cuban Missile Crisis: A History From Beginning to End
43 " Many people die at 25 and aren't buried until 75. "
― Hourly History , Nikola Tesla: A Life From Beginning to End
44 " Truth is One: Sages call it by various names. It is the one sun which reflects in all the ponds; It is the one water which slakes the thirst of all; It is the one air which sustains all life; Systems of faith may be different, but God is one. "
― Hourly History , History of India: A History In 50 Events
45 " May God have mercy on my enemies, because I won’t. "
― Hourly History , George Patton: A Life From Beginning to End
46 " one of whom, Goebbels, later described him as hating Christianity. His biographer, Alan Bullock, also wrote that he did not believe in God, but rather was a rationalist who objected to Christianity on the basis that it rebelled against the Darwinian concept of survival of the fittest. Bullock added that Hitler only espoused divine providence "
― Hourly History , Adolf Hitler: A Life From Beginning to End
47 " disarray "
48 " It is not a liberty of circumstance, conceded to us alone, that we wish; it is the adoption absolute of the principle that no man, born red, black or white, can be the property of his fellow man.”—Toussaint Louverture "
― Hourly History , Haitian Revolution: A History from Beginning to End
49 " inexorable. "
― Hourly History , Ancient Rome: A History From Beginning to End
50 " Learn how to see. Realize that everything connects to everything else. "
― Hourly History , Leonardo da Vinci: A Life From Beginning to End
51 " The ones who are crazy enough to think that they can change the world, are the ones who do. "
― Hourly History , Albert Einstein: A Life From Beginning to End
52 " visitors "
53 " Democracy is beautiful in theory; in practice it is a fallacy. "
― Hourly History , Erwin Rommel: A Life From Beginning to End
54 " I thought I was learning to live; I was only learning to die, "
55 " Adoration "
56 " version of the name was the Nazi Party. Hitler had designed their banner, which consisted of a swastika in a white circle with a red background. "
57 " Thus, by 1758, the situation in Saint Domingue was tense and volatile. That year, new laws were passed by the colonial government that aimed to consolidate power at the top for whites and control the populations below, both free and slave. This new system was more heavily based on race than on class, unlike what had reigned previously. "
58 " He developed a program offering government assistance, including loans and exemptions from taxation, to widows and widowers, orphans, and elderly people with no children. Grain, wine, and meat were to be given out each month to people who were older than 80 years of age; cloth and cotton were provided for those over the age of 90. "
― Hourly History , Western Han Dynasty: A History from Beginning to End (History of China)
59 " In a quick succession of time, he tried many things. He enrolled in a Police Academy, attempted Law School, and even tried his hand as a soap maker, but each and every time he somehow fell short of anything substantial. Unsure of what to do, and what institution to attend, Mao decided to teach himself. He rented out a bed in a local boarding house, and when he wasn’t sleeping, he was at the local library poring over books of history and philosophy. "
― Hourly History , Mao Zedong: A Life From Beginning to End
60 " Wolfgang was the youngest of seven children, but only he and one sister made it past infancy. "
― Hourly History , Mozart: A Life From Beginning to End