Common Cause Quotes
Jews at the time not had a national homeland since they were driven out of Jerusalem and Palestine. For almost 2000 years, Jews spread the world over belonging to many different cultures and countries. There was little Jews had in common from one country and culture to another. However, anti-Semites and enemies of the Jewish people caused them to begin to see themselves as one people. This had its culmination in the creation of the Jewish State of Israel in 1949
The allies had differences in desirable strategy alternatives. Russia was facing the German Army on its Eastern front and causing huge German casualties but were paying for them in large loss of Russian life—civilian and military (The Russians suffered 22 million deaths as a result of WWII.) Stalin wanted to open a second front in France which would force the Germans to move some divisions from the Russian front, thereby relieving some of the pressure.
He assumed the speakership at a time of bitter partisanship in Congress and the country much like the beginning of the 31st century. Randall, however put a stop to much of it in the House of Representatives.
In one of the earliest calls to revolution, the adage of Aesop found a new expression.
In the local and congressional elections of 1918, the boss of New York's Tammany Hall placed restrictions on how political opponents could be attacked, while backing a fusion ticket:
