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[H] istory shows that the religion of concern to the Framers was not that of the monotheistic faiths generally, but Christianity in particular, a fact that no Member of this Court takes as a premise for construing the Religion Clauses.
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[H] istory shows that the religion of concern to the Framers was not that of the monotheistic faiths generally, but Christianity in particular, a fact that no Member of this Court takes as a premise for construing the Religion Clauses.
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He responded: “[H] istory has answered quite convincingly which cultures were backward.”
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If recent h istory has indicated anything, it's that going young is a helpful hedge for what is ultimately a stab in the dark.
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Could it be the Holocaust Remembrance Ceremony helped the President to renew his faith in his earlier expression; "(H) istory returns" with a vengeance ...
Tortured 2009
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What seperates an interactive story from a game is that in an istory, the interesting surprises come from the story not the gameplay combinatorics, whereas for the game, the main surprises come from the gameplay combinatorics hence the player's decisions rather than the designer's script.
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His source-documented presentation of a religious transformation that was forced on the people from the top down goes directly against the whiggish junk-istory we've been force-fed for so may centuries.
The Myth of Lady Jane elena maria vidal 2009
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As Cole and Lobel point out, "[h] istory demonstrates that executive officials of all partisan stripes tend to favor a preventative paradigm in times of national crisis" even though the historical record shows it has rarely been effective.
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In some ways it's unsurprising that we've gone down this road for six years, for "[h] istory demonstrates that executive officials of all partisan stripes tend to favor a preventative paradigm in times of national crisis" even though the historical record shows it has rarely been effective.
Shayana Kadidal: Why the Left is Losing the Political Debate about Terrorism 2008
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[H]istory shows clearly that humanity is moved forward not by people who stop every little while to gauge the ultimate success or failure of their [own] ventures, but by those who think deeply about what is right and then put all their energy into doing it.
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