Election/history

Famous quotes containing the words election and/or history:

    “Savages cling to a local god of one tribe or town. The broad ethics of Jesus were quickly narrowed to village theologies, which preach an election or favoritism.”
    —Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)

    “The greatest honor history can bestow is that of peacemaker.”
    —Richard M. Nixon (1913–1995)