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The really important victory of the civil rights movement was that it made racism unpopular, whereas a generation ago at the turn of the last century, you had to embrace racism to get elected to anything.

~Carol Moseley Braun

Topics: Anything Century Civil Civil Rights Civil Rights Movement Elected Embrace Generation Get Had Important Last Last Century Made Movement Racism Really Rights Rights Movement Turn Unpopular Victory Whereas You

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I've done a lot of performance practice, Baroque playing, and some of the joy and the challenge of it is figuring out what the composer intended... You have music of the 17th century - it's all whole notes and half notes. But inside of that, there are so many things that one can do, at least according to what we know about performance practice.

~Caroline Shaw

Topics: About According Baroque Century Challenge Composer Done Figuring Half Inside Intended Joy Know Least Lot Many Music Notes Out Performance Playing Practice Some Things Whole You

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On this basis, which was originally financial and goes back to George Peabody, there grew up in the twentieth century a power structure between London and New York which penetrated deeply into university life, the press, and the practice of foreign policy.

~Carroll Quigley

Topics: Back Basis Between Century Deeply Financial Foreign Foreign Policy George Goes Grew Life London New New York Originally Policy Power Practice Press Structure Twentieth Twentieth Century University Up Which York

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The history of the last century shows, as we shall see later, that the advice given to governments by bankers, like the advice they gave to industrialists, was consistently good for bankers, but was often disastrous for governments, businessmen, and the people generally.

~Carroll Quigley

Topics: Advice Bankers Businessmen Century Consistently Disastrous Gave Generally Given Good Governments History Last Last Century Later Like Often People See Shall Shows The History Of

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There are elements to the 19th century which just don't work for contemporary audiences.

~Cary Fukunaga

Topics: Audiences Century Contemporary Elements Just Which Work 19Th Century

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This part of the 21st century is preoccupied with risk, and there's a lot that law can do to make lives longer and healthier.

~Cass Sunstein

Topics: Century Healthier Law Lives Longer Lot Make Part Preoccupied Risk 21St Century

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If you go to old houses on Long Island you will see painted Chinese wallpaper, which was big in the 18th century. Throughout history, notable, established families have always tried to link to the 18th century.

~Catherine Martin

Topics: Always Big Century Chinese Established Families Go History Houses Island Link Long Long Island Notable Old Painted See Throughout Tried Wallpaper Which Will You 18Th Century

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We need to modernize an outdated agency, bring it into the 21st century, and ensure that the VA is better equipped to treat the health and psychological issues that are unique to our veterans.

~Cathy Mcmorris Rodgers

Topics: Agency Better Bring Century Ensure Equipped Health Issues Need Our Outdated Psychological Treat Unique Va Veterans 21St Century

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Technology has changed almost everything. One institution remains stubbornly anchored in the past. It's where I work - the United States Congress, a 19th Century institution using 20th Century technology to respond to 21st Century problems.

~Cathy Mcmorris Rodgers

Topics: Almost Almost Everything Anchored Century Changed Congress Everything In The Past Institution Past Problems Remains Respond States Technology United United States Using Where Work 20Th Century 21St Century 19Th Century

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We can build a better, more representative democracy through technology and ensure what Abraham Lincoln called the last, best hope for Earth will endure past the 21st Century.

~Cathy Mcmorris Rodgers

Topics: Abraham Abraham Lincoln Best Better Build Century Democracy Earth Endure Ensure Hope Last Lincoln More Past Representative Technology Through Will 21St Century

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