Modern History

Pen in Barack Obama

Pen in Barack Obama hands is far more dangerous than any other president, at least in modern history, if not ever. Eric Bolling

I’m really interested in

I’m really interested in modern history, but to fulfill a History degree at Brown you have to do modern and pre-modern. Emma Watson

Many of the greatest creations of man have been inspired by the desire to make money…If Oxford undergraduates were paid for their work, I would have performed miracles of scholarship and become Regius Professor of Modern History. David Ogilvy

If elected, Hillary Clinton

If elected, Hillary Clinton will be the least popular president to be elected in modern history. So there’s going to be very little incentive on the part of Republicans to work with her. Christopher Michael Cillizza

The worst pandemic in

The worst pandemic in modern history was the Spanish flu of 1918, which killed tens of millions of people. Today, with how interconnected the world is, it would spread faster. Bill Gates

I did work with

I did work with John McCain. I did work with Jeff Miller over in the House. And we put together not the bill that I wanted, but probably the most comprehensive V.A. health care bill in the modern history of this country. Bernie Sanders

The United States has

The United States has more people living in poverty than at almost any time in the modern history of our country. I believe that in a democratic, civilized society none of our people should be hungry or living in desperation. We need to expand Social Security, not cut it. We need to increase funding for … Read more

I had the privilege

I had the privilege and the honor of chairing the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. And it is interesting to me, you know, Republicans give a lot of speeches about how much they love veterans. I work with the American Legion, the VFW, the DAV, the Vietnam Vets, and virtually every veterans organization to put … Read more

I don’t think any

I don’t think any sensible person would disagree that the invasion of Iraq led to the massive level of instability that we’re seeing right now. I think that was one of the worst foreign policy blunders in the modern history of the United States. Bernie Sanders

If the new Universal

If the new Universal History were also read, it would give a connected idea of human affairs, so far as it goes, which should be followed by the best modern histories, particularly of our mother country; then of these colonies; which should be accompanied with observations on their rise, increase, use to Great Britain, encouragements … Read more