Bernard Bailyn Quotes

Everyone knew that democracy - direct rule by all the people - required such spartan, soul-denying virtue on the part of all the people that it was likely to survive only where poverty made upright behavior necessary for the perpetuation of the race.

Bernard Bailyn

Quotes to Explore

All the evidence shows very clearly that if you are a member of a trade union you are likely to get better pay, more equal pay, better health and safety, more chance to get training, more chance to have conditions of work that help if you have caring responsibilities... the list goes on!

Frances O'Grady
- Work
- Help
- Health
More than anything, I think as our country matures, we recognize that women deserve to be treated with respect and dignity.

Barbara Boxer
- Women
- Country
- Respect
There's such a preoccupation with liquidity and such an unwillingness to invest beyond the horizon of the next quarter and making sure that the CEOs hit their quarterly earnings.

Edmund Phelps
- Invest
- Horizon
- Beyond
I feel like writing a book there's always a version in your head that's an amazing version, but then you write the version that you can write.

Karen Thompson Walker
- Writing
- Book
- Amazing
You need a big ego to be an artist.

Damien Hirst
- Artist
- Need
- Ego
You never realise that you have an impact on people's lives. There are so many girls that go through so many problems and who come to me. I really try and take time to speak to as many people as possible.

Cara Delevingne
- People
- Time
- Impact