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The men in those old days of the seventeenth century, when in constant dread of attacks by Indians, always rose when the services were ended and left the house before the women and children, thus making sure the safe exit of the latter.

~Alice Morse Earle

Topics: Always Attacks Before Century Children Constant Days Dread Ended Exit House Indians Latter Left Making Men Old Old Days Rose Safe Services Sure Those Thus Were Women Women And Children

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We should have scant notion of the gardens of these New England colonists in the seventeenth century were it not for a cheerful traveller named John Josselyn, a man of everyday tastes and much inquisitiveness, and the pleasing literary style which comes from directness, and an absence of self-consciousness.

~Alice Morse Earle

Topics: Absence Century Cheerful Colonists England Everyday Gardens John Literary Man Much Named New New England Notion Pleasing Scant Self-Consciousness Should Style Tastes Traveller Were Which

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In the seventeenth century, the science of medicine had not wholly cut asunder from astrology and necromancy; and the trusting Christian still believed in some occult influences, chiefly planetary, which governed not only his crops but his health and life.

~Alice Morse Earle

Topics: Astrology Believed Century Chiefly Christian Crops Cut Governed Had Health His Influences Life Medicine Occult Only Planetary Science Some Still Trusting Which Wholly

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In the 17th century, Barbados was regarded in London as 'the brightest jewel in the English crown'.

~Alistair Horne

Topics: Barbados Brightest Century Crown English Jewel London Regarded

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Having great friends in New York is like having great friends on an expedition into Darkest Africa in the early 19th century. You need them. And you need sponsorship on a daily basis. I have a painter friend here who says, 'I need two compliments a day just to break even.' And we gave them to each other, and we got them - and honestly got them.

~Allan Gurganus

Topics: Africa Basis Break Century Compliments Daily Daily Basis Darkest Day Each Early Even Expedition Friend Friends Gave Got Great Great Friends Having Here Honestly Just Like Need New New York Other Painter Says Sponsorship Them Two Who York You 19Th Century

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People have asked me about the 19th century and how I knew so much about it. And the fact is I really grew up in the 19th century, because North Carolina in the 1950s, the early years of my childhood, was exactly synchronous with North Carolina in the 1850s. And I used every scrap of knowledge that I had.

~Allan Gurganus

Topics: About Asked Because Carolina Century Childhood Early Early Years Every Exactly Fact Grew Had How Knew Knowledge Me Much North North Carolina People Really Scrap Up Used Years 1950S 19Th Century

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The 20th century taught us how far unbridled evil can and will go when the world fails to confront it. It is time that we heed the lessons of the 20th century and stand up to these murderers. It is time that we end genocide in the 21st century.

~Allyson Schwartz

Topics: Century Confront End Evil Fails Far Genocide Go Heed How How Far Lessons Stand Stand Up Taught Time Up Us Will World 20Th Century 21St Century

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If you read the poets of the 19th century in Latin America, you would see that Havana or Mexico City or Buenos Aires are incredibly modern and global cities that they were not. And eventually they became real, and they became real because people read these books and tried to live in a better world.

~Alvaro Enrigue

Topics: America Became Because Better Better World Books Century Cities City Eventually Global Havana Incredibly Latin Latin America Live Mexico Modern People Poets Read Real See Tried Were World Would You 19Th Century

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This is the 21st century, and we would all like to think racism is dead in America. Actually, that's not the case: still there are some racial issues that are out across this nation, and so we have a responsibility as compassionate citizens of America, no matter what our ethnic group happens to be, to confront these issues when they arise.

~Alveda King

Topics: Across Actually America Arise Case Century Citizens Compassionate Confront Dead Ethnic Group Happens Issues Like Matter Nation Our Out Racial Racism Responsibility Some Still Think Would 21St Century

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In the contemporary world, we think of politeness as surface behavior, like frosting - it's sweet and attractive and finishes off the cake. But 19th century nobility and the enlightened thinkers and stoics before them viewed manners in a very different way. To them, manners are an outward expression of an inward struggle.

~Amor Towles

Topics: Attractive Before Behavior Cake Century Contemporary Different Different Way Enlightened Expression Finishes Inward Like Manners Nobility Off Outward Politeness Struggle Surface Sweet Them Think Thinkers Very Viewed Way World 19Th Century

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