History
Ralph Nader, an American critic of corporate welfare, is often credited with coining the term.
The Canadian New Democratic Party picked up the term as a major theme in its 1972 federal election campaign.
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Famous quotes containing the word history:
“American time has stretched around the world. It has become the dominant tempo of modern history, especially of the history of Europe.”
—Harold Rosenberg (1906–1978)
“To a surprising extent the war-lords in shining armour, the apostles of the martial virtues, tend not to die fighting when the time comes. History is full of ignominious getaways by the great and famous.”
—George Orwell (1903–1950)
“Social history might be defined negatively as the history of a people with the politics left out.”
—G.M. (George Macaulay)