The colonies had little occasion to feel or to resent direct royal prerogative.

Each colony became accustomed to planting new settlements and to claiming new boundaries.

In appearance the labor system of all the colonies was the same.

The old charters of Massachusetts, Virginia, and the Carolinas had given title to strips of territory extending from the Atlantic westward to the Pacific.

Few characters in history are indispensable.

The Stuart sovereigns of England steadily attempted to strengthen their power, and the resistance to that effort caused an immense growth of Parliamentary influence.

Besides paid white laborers, there was everywhere a class of white servants bound without wages for a term of years, and a more miserable class of Negro slaves.

In some of the middle colonies the towns and counties were both active and had a relation with each other which was the forerunner of the present system of local government in the Western States.

From William of Orange to William Pitt the younger there was but one man without whom English history must have taken a different turn, and that was William Pitt the elder.

Everywhere among the English-speaking race criminal justice was rude, and punishments were barbarous; but the tendency was to do away with special privileges and legal exemptions.

Many attempts had been made by colonial legislatures to cut off or to tax the importation of slaves.

On March 10, 1764, preliminary resolutions passed the House of Commons looking towards the Stamp Act.

The participation of the people in their own government was the more significant, because the colonies actually had what England only seemed to have, - three departments of government.

More emphasis was thus thrown upon the local governments than in England.

In any event, colonization and the grant of lands were provincial matters.

The growth of constitutional government, as we now understand it, was promoted by the establishment of two different sets of machinery for making laws and carrying on government.

The colonies had little occasion to feel or to resent direct royal prerogative.

One of the strongest and most persistent elements in national development has been that inheritance of political traditions and usages which the new settlers brought with them.

The residence of the Plymouth settlers in the Netherlands, and the later conquest of the Dutch colonies, had brought the Americans into contact with the singularly wise and free institutions of the Dutch.

In each colony in 1750 were to be found two sets of governing organizations, - the local and the general.

In comparison with other men of their time, the Americans were distinguished by the possession of new political and social ideas, which were destined to be the foundation of the American commonwealth.

As often happens during a war, some parts of the country prospered, notwithstanding the constant loss.

Washington's defeat in 1754 was followed by active military preparations on both sides.

In 1763 the English were the most powerful nation in the world.

England and France were rivals, not only on the continent, but in the West Indies, in India, and in Europe.

In government as well as in trade a new era came to the colonies in 1763.

Taxation is the price which civilized communities pay for the opportunity of remaining civilized.

When you're on the victory podium, you're a queen, but when you come down from it, you're nobody. You cannot be too proud of yourself.

Both Marx and Christ agree that in this life, a right action is consideration for the welfare of others.

Performance has to be mainstream art. This is what I'm fighting for.

In India, therapy is not part of the culture; it has not become such a big need.

But my estimates, for instance, based upon book information, were simply ridiculous, fanciful images of African attractions were soon dissipated, anticipated pleasures vanished, and all crude ideas began to resolve themselves into shape.

Throughout history, it has been the inaction of those who could have acted, the indifference of those who should have known better, the silence of the voice of justice when it mattered most, that has made it possible for evil to triumph.

What you think of a name depends so much on the people you know by that name.

Friendship is the candle that lights up your heart whenever it is dark outside.

I never forget the first time I was on 'Top of the Pops', my bass player said: 'You've made it!' I did used to think, when I was younger, that I'd be on there one day.

Yeah, I think there are a lot of things about Cleveland that I miss. Los Angeles is a funny place to live.

I'm an incredibly hard worker, I'm incredibly tenacious, and I'm incredibly detail-oriented.

Parents should support and love their kids no matter what.

Everything is political. I will never be a politician or even think political. Me just deal with life and nature. That is the greatest thing to me.

Bass guitar is the engine of the band.

I do not have very much office experience.

I grew up in a big family with a lot of kids around, and I definitely want to have children as well.

I've always been honest with my fans, and I want to keep that up because I feel they can see through the fakeness.

I would like Americans to make things with their hands. Thomas Jefferson and I feel that makes for a much stronger nation.

All children are born with stars in their eyes, and they are curious. It is important for teachers to be careful not to kill this curiosity. A lot can go wrong. Children can be teased, even by teachers.

The truth is, as much as I loved writing restaurant reviews, it always felt very self-indulgent to me. It was so much fun, I loved doing it, but there's so much else to say about food.

When I was in university, my dream was to be a coach, like a high school track coach. Not to teach.

As the caterpillar undergoes transformation and emerges as a butterfly; likewise, character undergoes transformation through experiences, aspirations and beliefs. How will you emerge?