“God cannot alter the past, though historians can.”– Samuel Butler Related Quotes “Hip-hop’s always reached out to kids. If you look at the last 10 big albums it might seem ironic. But when I look at the history of this music it’s always had a lot of positivity.”– LL Cool J “The slightest acquaintance with history shows that powerful republics are the most warlike and unscrupulous of nations.”– Ambrose Bierce “It is capitalist America that produced the modern independent woman. Never in history have women had more freedom of choice in regard to dress, behavior, career, and sexual orientation.”– Camille Paglia