1960s, The American Promise (1965)
Context: But even if we pass this bill, the battle will not be over. What happened in Selma is part of a far larger movement which reaches into every section and state of America. It is the effort of American Negroes to secure for themselves the full blessings of American life. What happened in Selma is part of a far larger movement which reaches into every section and State of America. It is the effort of American Negroes to secure for themselves the full blessings of American life. Their cause must be our cause too. Because it is not just Negroes, but really it is all of us, who must overcome the crippling legacy of bigotry and injustice. And we shall overcome.
1960s, The American Promise (1965)
"Remarks at a Closed-circuit Television Broadcast on Behalf of the National Cultural Center (527)" (29 November 1962) http://www.jfklibrary.org/Research/Research-Aids/Ready-Reference/JFK-Quotations.aspx
1962
“The passing of the bill will be a continuation of all the events of 2000.”
2000, Reaction to calls from Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer for the Military to stay out of politics (30 September 2005)
“We have had a tremendous battle over the past 12 months. Sterling is safe. That battle is won.”
Chancellor of the Exchequer
Source: Speech in the House of Commons (30 September 1965), quoted in The Times (1 October 1965), p. 16
at Family Leader Presidential Lecture Series in Pella, Iowa, 2011-10-06, quoted in [Exclusive: Herman Cain Pledges Not To Sign Any Bill Longer Than Three Pages, 2011-06-07, Marie, Diamond, Think Progress, http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2011/06/07/238779/herman-cain-long-bills/, 2011-10-07]
“I ponder over ideas, many and weighty, and even over things which can never come to pass.”
The Book of My Life (1930), Ch. 13
Context: I am cold of heart, warm of brain, and given to never-ending meditation; I ponder over ideas, many and weighty, and even over things which can never come to pass.
“In taking revenge, a man is but even with his enemy; but in passing it over, he is superior.”
Of Revenge
Essays (1625)
Variant: Certainly, in taking revenge, a man is but even with his enemy; but in passing it over, he is superior; for it is a prince's part to pardon.
“Let me just say we're going to pass the bill this week.”
Source: Pelosi on infrastructure bill: 'I'm never bringing a bill to the floor that doesn't have the votes' https://thehill.com/homenews/sunday-talk-shows/573976-pelosi-on-infrastructure-bill-im-never-bringing-a-bill-to-the" (September 26, 2021)
InsideOut Hudson Valley, January/February 2009
