94 Quotes About Politics Of The United State

These quotes about politics were written by distinguished Americans like Mark Twain, William F. Buckley Jr., and many others. These quotes are all about the current state of the country and how things are seen in hindsight by these great figures. From William F Read more

Buckley Jr to Mark Twain, these quotes about politics are all about the political scene in the US today. Check them out!

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The fact that, in the United States, there are people serving ten-year prison terms for growing marijuana plants in their backyards while Wall Street racketeers, who have defrauded millions of people and destroyed the global economy, walk free is a kind of bizarre hypocrisy that boggles my mind. Mark Haskell Smith
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Since Jimmy Carter, religious fundamentalists play a major role in elections. He was the first president who made a point of exhibiting himself as a born again Christian. That sparked a little light in the minds of political campaign managers: Pretend to be a religious fanatic and you can pick up a third of the vote right away. Nobody asked whether Lyndon Johnson went to church every day. Bill Clinton is probably about as religious as I am, meaning zero, but his managers made a point of making sure that every Sunday morning he was in the Baptist church singing hymns. Noam Chomsky
Being a superpower is like being a Santa Claus that...
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Being a superpower is like being a Santa Claus that everyone hates. Jon Stewart
Democracy doesn't mean spreading terror.
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Democracy doesn't mean spreading terror. DaShanne Stokes
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Most gun control arguments miss the point. If all control boils fundamentally to force, how can one resist aggression without equal force? How can a truly “free” state exist if the individual citizen is enslaved to the forceful will of individual or organized aggressors? It cannot. Tiffany Madison
Free elections don't always result in fair elections.
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Free elections don't always result in fair elections. DaShanne Stokes
An institution rooted in slavery can never set us free.
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An institution rooted in slavery can never set us free. DaShanne Stokes
Political corruption, social greed, and Americanized quasi-socialism can ruin even...
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Political corruption, social greed, and Americanized quasi-socialism can ruin even the most wonderful places. California proved that. Tiffany Madison
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..never [enter] into dispute or argument with another. I never saw an instance of one of two disputants convincing the other by argument. I have seen many, on their getting warm, becoming rude, & shooting one another.. When I hear another express an opinion which is not mine, I say to myself, he has a right to his opinion, as I to mine; why should I question it? His error does me no injury, and shall I become a Don Quixote, to bring all men by force of argument to one opinion?. . There are two classes of disputants most frequently to be met with among us. The first is of young students, just entered the threshold of science, with a first view of its outlines, not yet filled up with the details & modifications which a further progress would bring to their knoledge. The other consists of the ill-tempered & rude men in society, who have taken up a passion for politics.. Consider yourself, when with them, as among the patients of Bedlam, needing medical more than moral counsel. Be a listener only, keep within yourself, and endeavor to establish with yourself the habit of silence, especially on politics. In the fevered state of our country, no good can ever result from any attempt to set one of these fiery zealots to rights, either in fact or principle. They are determined as to the facts they will believe, and the opinions on which they will act. Get by them, therefore, as you would by an angry bull; it is not for a man of sense to dispute the road with such an animal. Thomas Jefferson
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In the blood-heat of pursuing the enemy, many people are forgetting what we are fighting for. We are fighting for our hard-won liberty and freedom; for our Constitution and the due processes of our laws; and for the right to differ in ideas, religion and politics. I am convinced that in your zeal to fight against our enemies, you, too, have forgotten what you are fighting for. Julia Child
The only people truly bound by campaign promises are the...
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The only people truly bound by campaign promises are the voters who believe them. Christopher Hitchens
Try to look at causes and solve problems. Do not...
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Try to look at causes and solve problems. Do not concentrate on military solutions. Do not seek military solutions. Terrorism is a political problem. Seek political solutions. Diplomacy works. Eqbal Ahmed
Don't write in to ask whether I would prefer Gingrich...
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Don't write in to ask whether I would prefer Gingrich to Clinton. Ask, rather, whether Clinton prefers Gingrich to you. Go triangulate yourself. Christopher Hitchens
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There are few genuine conservatives within the U.S. political system, and it is a sign of the intellectual corruption of the age that the honorable term 'conservatism' can be appropriated to disguise the advocacy of a powerful, lawless, aggressive and violent state, a welfare state for the rich dedicated to a lunatic form of Keynesian economic intervention that enhances state and private power while mortgaging the country's future. Noam Chomsky
The invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq were both justified by...
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The invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq were both justified by an appeal to the emancipation of women, and the discourse of feminism was specifically invoked. Nina Power
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In America, anyone can become president. That's one of the risks you take. Unknown
That natural disasters are required to provide Americans with a...
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That natural disasters are required to provide Americans with a glimpse of reality in their own country is an indication of the deep rot infecting the official political culture. Tariq Ali
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To restrict or legalize abortion, to allow or forbid gay marriage, a legislator would need to write and pass a law, get it signed by the president or a governor, and perhaps override a veto. A Supreme Court justice need only persuade four other people. If he or she is not internally constrained by the authority of a text, he or she is not constrained. Michael J. Gerson
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I used to call myself a single-issue voter on the essential question of defending civilization against its terrorist enemies and their totalitarian protectors, and on that 'issue' I hope I can continue to expose and oppose any ambiguity. Christopher Hitchens
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If Feingold does it, if he wins this race in this year, it will not be as just another Democratic senator. It will not be as a maverick, nor even as an idealist. It will be as a signal that maybe, just maybe, people power can still beat the money power. That senators aren't just extensions of parties and presidents, and that politics can be about something more than Democratic toothpaste versus Republican toothpaste. . John Nichols
Discrimination does not 'make America great.' It makes America weak.
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Discrimination does not 'make America great.' It makes America weak. DaShanne Stokes
A president cannot defend a nation if he is not...
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A president cannot defend a nation if he is not held accountable to its laws. DaShanne Stokes
Failing to indict a criminal sitting president sends the message...
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Failing to indict a criminal sitting president sends the message that those in power are above the law. DaShanne Stokes
Libertarianism is supposed to be all about principles, but what...
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Libertarianism is supposed to be all about principles, but what it's really about is political expedience. It's basically a corporate front, masked as philosophy. Jane Mayer
A president who has incited violence inspires citizens towards hate...
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A president who has incited violence inspires citizens towards hate and violence. DaShanne Stokes
Those who incite violence have no business lecturing others about...
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Those who incite violence have no business lecturing others about unity. DaShanne Stokes
Violence isn't a Democrat or Republican problem. It's an American...
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Violence isn't a Democrat or Republican problem. It's an American problem, requiring an American solution. DaShanne Stokes
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Not only is the actual word "hysteria" gendered – it once referred to an exclusively female disease, a mental illness thought to be caused by a malfunctioning uterus – there is a very long history of critics using accusations or innuendo about women's mental health or emotional stability in order to shut down their political voices. Sady Doyle
If you voted for a man who said
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If you voted for a man who said "Grab em by the pussy, " you have zero room to claim to protect anyone in bathrooms. DaShanne Stokes
Leadership by deception isn't leadership. It's fraud.
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Leadership by deception isn't leadership. It's fraud. DaShanne Stokes
When you're dealing with frauds and liars, listen more to...
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When you're dealing with frauds and liars, listen more to what they don't say than what they do. DaShanne Stokes
Blind party loyalty will be our downfall. We must follow...
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Blind party loyalty will be our downfall. We must follow the truth wherever it leads. DaShanne Stokes
One of the most important qualities of a president is...
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One of the most important qualities of a president is the ability to inspire, to bring people together for the common good. DaShanne Stokes
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We must acknowledge and take responsibility for the conflicts we have helped to create, and act to create real change. That, after all, is the true hallmark of democracy--a commitment to justice, honest self-appraisal, and action--even when it means challenging ourselves and the political institutions we hold most dear. DaShanne Stokes
Our democracy should aspire to be more democratic.
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Our democracy should aspire to be more democratic. DaShanne Stokes
We owe our loyalty to each other and to our...
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We owe our loyalty to each other and to our children's children, not to party politics. DaShanne Stokes
Truth is hard, propaganda is cheap.
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Truth is hard, propaganda is cheap. DaShanne Stokes
Ethics and oversight are what you eliminate when you want...
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Ethics and oversight are what you eliminate when you want absolute power. DaShanne Stokes
No matter their party, people with a conflict of interest...
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No matter their party, people with a conflict of interest should be banned from the Electoral College. DaShanne Stokes
Accepting fraud from our leaders means accepting fraud in our...
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Accepting fraud from our leaders means accepting fraud in our personal lives. DaShanne Stokes
Fascism thrives in obscurity and darkness.
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Fascism thrives in obscurity and darkness. DaShanne Stokes
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Electing a bigot enables further bigotry. DaShanne Stokes
Denying the popular vote is un- American and anti-democratic.
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Denying the popular vote is un- American and anti-democratic. DaShanne Stokes
I've fought for religious freedom and I can tell you...
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I've fought for religious freedom and I can tell you that anti-gay 'religious freedom' bills aren't it. DaShanne Stokes
Today's 'religious freedom' policies should not be seen as a...
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Today's 'religious freedom' policies should not be seen as a problem limited to LGBT people but as a co-optation of religion that affects us all. DaShanne Stokes
Leaders who do not help the people must be replaced...
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Leaders who do not help the people must be replaced by the people. DaShanne Stokes
We elected a man who knows how to build walls...
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We elected a man who knows how to build walls when we needed someone who knows how to build bridges. DaShanne Stokes
Even now, years later, it's hard to tell why the...
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Even now, years later, it's hard to tell why the government stood by and let the city of New Orleans be destroyed, dispatching troops rather than help. Ted Rall
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The 2016 cyberattack was not just another case of simple Kompromat - meddling in the political affairs of a satellite nation or an individual dissenter. It was a direct attempt to hijack and derail the traditional processes and norms that held the United States together for more than 240 years. The attempt was even more brazen due to the apparent belief that Putin assumed that he and his oligarchy could charm, groom and select a candidate, then with the right amount of cybercrime and enough organized propaganda they could actually choose a president of the United States to do their bidding. Malcolm Nance
It is only by ignoring fact, science, and reason that...
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It is only by ignoring fact, science, and reason that one can support current Republican positions. Avi Silverman
The 2016 USA presidential election race clarified how an evil...
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The 2016 USA presidential election race clarified how an evil Nazi dictator like Adolf Hitler was able to come to power in global politics. Steven Magee
I am looking forward to the departure of the corrupt...
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I am looking forward to the departure of the corrupt Obama administration in 2017. Steven Magee
Following religious principles because you fear the consequences isn't faith…....
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Following religious principles because you fear the consequences isn't faith…. It’s superstition. T. Rafael Cimino
Voting for the Green Party is how you say 'Up...
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Voting for the Green Party is how you say 'Up Yours! ' to the Republicans and Democrats. Steven Magee
There has never been a more important time to vote...
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There has never been a more important time to vote for the Green Party! Steven Magee
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Americans need to continue to develop broad-based movements that reject the established political parties and rethink the social formations necessary to bring about a radical democracy. We see this in the Black Lives Matter movement as well as in a range of other movements that are resisting corporate money in politics, the widespread destruction of the environment, nuclear war and the mass incarceration state. Henry A. Giroux
Most politicians are corrupt as they do not represent the...
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Most politicians are corrupt as they do not represent the masses that voted for them, but rather they choose to return numerous favors to the corporations that funded their election campaigns. Steven Magee
If you do not want to be lied to, then...
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If you do not want to be lied to, then you need to stop following politics. Steven Magee
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The Democratic Party would like to be re-elected so that they can continue to uphold almost no Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) whistle-blower complaints, enforce hardly any police internal affairs allegations, and corrupt corporations with lobbyists can continue operating outside of the law. Steven Magee
The Democratic Party of the USA would greatly appreciate your...
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The Democratic Party of the USA would greatly appreciate your cooperation with re-installing Mr & Mrs Pinocchio into the White House. Steven Magee
The Democrats would like you to believe that the USA...
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The Democrats would like you to believe that the USA is the 'Greatest nation on Earth'. Is this true? The Republicans answer this question by stating there is a need to 'Make America Great Again Steven Magee
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They declare that it is unpatriotic and disruptive to question the workings of authority--but patriotic to institute harsh and regressive policies that benefit the wealthy, undermine social programs that serve the needs of the great majority, and subordinate a frightened population to increased state control. Noam Chomsky
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What worries me is that I am not sure any of the Republicans, or any Democrat, is ready to 'go to the mats.' And, ergo, I am concerned that our current leaders are simply incapable of creating a winning war strategy. Rick Elkin
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The older America, until the 1890s and in some respects until 1914, was wrapped in the security of continental isolation, village society, the Protestant denominations, and a flourishing industrial capitalism. But reluctantly, year by year, over several decades, it has been drawn into the twentieth century and forced to cope with its unpleasant realities: first the incursions of cosmopolitanism and skepticism, then the disappearance of American isolation and easy military security, the collapse of traditional capitalism and its supplementation by a centralized welfare state, finally the unrelenting costs and stringencies of the Second World War, the Korean War, and the cold war. As a consequence, the heartland of America, filled with people who are often fundamentalist in religion, nativist in prejudice, isolationist in foreign policy, and conservative in economics, has constantly rumbled with an underground revolt against all these tormenting manifestations of our modern predicament. Richard Hofstadter
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Some years back Richard Nixon warned the American peoplethat Russia was bad because she had not kept any treaty oragreement signed with her. You can trust the Communists, thesaying went, to be Communists.Indian people laugh themselves sick when they hear thesestatements. America has yet to keep one Indian treaty or agreementdespite the fact that the United States government signedover four hundred such treaties and agreements with Indiantribes. It would take Russia another century to make and breakas many treaties as the United States has already violated. . Vine Deloria Jr.
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Can anyone name a president who really had the citizens in mind during the majority of his decisions in office? None of them did, and the current ones don’t either. It’s all about power, keeping power, and dishing out power to those who throw the most money at them. Charlie Donlea
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You can't keep snakes in your backyard and expect them only to bite your neighbors. You know, eventually those snakes are going to turn on whoever has them in the backyard. Hillary Rodham Clinton
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Complacent eligible voters who abstained from voting because “I don’t like either candidate”– provided a deadly assist. You are the collective of assassins responsible for slaughtering the America of hope and progress. Afro Bo Peep Erin Passons
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Washington was no politician as we understand the word, " replied Ratcliffe abruptly. "He stood outside of politics. The thing couldn't be done today. The people don't like that sort of royal airs. Henry Adams
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Those who are most sensitive about "politically incorrect" terminology are not the average black ghetto-dweller, Asian immigrant, abused woman or disabled person, but a minority of activists, many of whom do not even belong to any "oppressed" group but come from privileged strata of society. Theodore J. Kaczynski
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When the Rule of Law disappears, we are ruled by the whims of men. Tiffany Madison
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It's not about being liberal or conservative, it's about being human. It's not about being rich or poor, it's about being alive and happy. It's not about being right, it's about being considerate and compassionate. Karen L. Syed
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I would rather have 10, 000 stories than 10, 000 in my bank account @myhumancompass Roy ('Backpack') Baron author of Looking Glass Shattered. Daniel Roy Baron
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Africa! Africa! Africa! Africa my motherland! Africa, your people cries for you! Africans must educate their citizens. Africans must reach out to it's people and empower them to build the nation. Africans you are the only people who can liberated your citizens from poverty through education. Africans must pay the price to rebuild the continent. Lailah Gifty Akita
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Shamelessness is not the same as honesty. James Poniewozik
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Presidents lie all the time. Really great presidents lie. Abraham Lincoln managed to end slavery in America partially by deception. (In an 1858 debate, he flatly insisted that he had no intention of abolishing slavery in states where it was already legalâ€Å–â€Åhe had to say this in order to slow the tide of secession.) Franklin Roosevelt lied about the U.S. position of neutrality until we entered World War II after the attack on Pearl Harbor. (Though the public and Congress believed his public pledge of impartiality, he was already working in secret with Winston Churchill and selling arms to France.) Ronald Reagan lied about Iran-Contra so much that it now seems like he was honestly confused. Politically, the practice of lying is essential. By the time the Lewinsky story broke, Clinton had already lied about many, many things. (He’d openly lied about his level of commitment to gay rights during the ’92 campaign.) The presidency is not a job for an honest man. It’s way too complex. If honesty drove the electoral process, Jimmy Carter would have served two terms and the 2008 presidential race would have been a dead heat between Ron Paul and Dennis Kucinich. Chuck Klosterman
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The mass hallucination of the twentieth century is this: that all these national governments, which each year kill or threaten way more humans than they protect, and take a big chunk of your income to do so, are for some reason a great idea, an inevitable force of fucking nature. Tyler Mcmahon
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Moralistic culture views government as a positive force, one that values the individual but functions to the benefit of the general public. Discussion of public issues and voting are not only rights but also opportunities to better the individual and society alike. Furthermore, politicians should not profit from their public service. William Earl Maxwell
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Plato argued that good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will always find a way around law. By pretending that procedure will get rid of corruption, we have succeeded only in humiliating honest people and provided a cover of darkness and complexity for the bad people. There is a scandal here, but it's not the result of venal bureaucrats. (1994) p. 99 Philip K. Howard
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The president, the secretary of state, the businessman, the preacher, the vendor, the spies, the clients and managers–all walking around Wall Street like chickens with their heads cut off–rushing to escape bankruptcy–plotting to melt down the Statue of Liberty–to press more copper pennies–to breed more headless chickens–to put more feathers in their caps–medals, diplomas, stock certificates, honorary doctorates–eggs and eggs of headless chickens–multitaskers–system hackers–who never know where they’re heading--northward, backward, eastward, forward, and never homeward–(where is home)–home is in the head–(but the head is cut off)–and the nest is full of banking forms and Easter eggs with coins inside. Beheaded chickens, how do you breed chickens with their heads cut off? By teaching them how to bankrupt creativity. Giannina Braschi
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The Second Amendment is timeless for our Founders grasped that self-defense is three-fold: every free individual must protect themselves against the evil will of the man, the mob and the state. Tiffany Madison
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The American craving for illegal, mind-altering, addictive chemicals provides a steady flow of American capital through the Texas border into Mexico and South America. Basically, the drug traffic is uncontainable as long as its U.S. market exists, but newspapers and other media virtuously trumpet feel-good headlines about "record drug busts" and arrests while the drug trade continues unabated. William Earl Maxwell
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How do the day’s event(s) compare with the famous quote you’ve picked to write about in So This Just Happened: The Journal for USA Current Events?Journal your thoughts on current events inside, in light of the 101 famous and thought-provoking quotes about the United States of America, democracy and more. Abnormal times call for first person accounts: witness current events compared to the United States of America’s values, laws, and principles. So This Just Happened: The Journal for USA Current Events includes 101 thought-provoking and insightful quotes by Founding Fathers’, famous historical figures, past Presidents and more for you to compare and contrast with current events. With a quote on every other lined journal page; you can write in order or flip to the most relevant quote for the day’s events to write about. Each lined page for you to write on has a spot to write the date at the top. Samuel B. Jonathan
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I, too, like yourself was a good party man: my party was that of the Church; I was ultramontane. Your party system is one of your thefts from our Church; your National Convention is our Ecunemic Council; you abdicate reason, as we do, before its decisions; and you yourself Mr. Ratcliffe, you are a Cardinal. Henry Adams
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It does not require much historical knowledge (though it may require a certain historical perspective) to see that many, if not all, of the "aristocratic" elements of the Constitution (as in other countries) have gradually disappeared or were washed away during the past two hundred years, while the monarchic powers of the presidency and the democratic extent of majority rule became more and more overwhelming. John Lukacs
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We are all born to love people and use things. Unfortunately, we grow to love things and use people... T. Rafael Cimino
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All my life I’ve lived a beautiful lie. The governor’s son with the bright future set for him. The middle child. The one who no one knew how bad he was suffering until it made the nightly news. Magan Vernon
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The owners and top managers of most news media organizations tend to be conservative and Republican. This is hardly surprising. The shareholders and executives of multi-billion-dollar corporations are not very interested in undermining the free enterprise system, for example, income from offended advertisers. These owners and managers ultimately decide which reporters, newscasters, and editors to hire or fire, promote or discourage. Journalists who want to get a head, therefore, may have to come to terms with the policies of the people who own and run media businesses. Edward S. Greenberg
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It is important to bear in mind that political campaigns are designed by the same people who sell toothpaste and cars. Noam Chomsky
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I wish it were different. I wish that we privileged knowledge in politicians, that the ones who know things didn't have to hide it behind brown pants, and that the know-not-enoughs were laughed all the way to the Maine border on their first New Hampshire meet and greet. I wish that in order to secure his party's nomination, a presidential candidate would be required to point at the sky and name all the stars; have the periodic table of the elements memorized; rattle off the kings and queens of Spain; define the significance of the Gatling gun; joke around in Latin; interpret the symbolism in seventeenth-century Dutch painting; explain photosynthesis to a six-year-old; recite Emily Dickinson; bake a perfect popover; build a shortwave radio out of a coconut; and know all the words to Hoagy Carmichael's "Two Sleepy People, " Johnny Cash's "Five Feet High and Rising, " and "You Got the Silver" by the Rolling Stones. After all, the United States is the greatest country on earth dealing with the most complicated problems in the history of the world--poverty, pollution, justice, Jerusalem. What we need is a president who is at least twelve kinds of nerd, a nerd messiah to come along every four years, acquire the Secret Service code name Poindexter, install a Revenge of the Nerds screen saver on the Oval Office computer, and one by one decrypt our woes. Sarah Vowell
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Every politician brings in a wide range of context, promises and characters to bring his mission of you to listen to his words and vote for him and later he won't listen to you at any range. Auliq Ice
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I do not believe that Caucasians of the western world are inherently evil. What I do believe is that the powerful subliminal effect of institutionalized racism in American…encouraged and empowered Caucasians to do evil and unimaginable things to people of all colors. ~Commander Jeff - Genesis James Morris Robinson
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It seems to be Latin American destiny to always have the United States say 'amen. Warren Eyster