“Useful undertakings which require sustained attention and vigorous precision in order to succeed often end up by being abandoned, for, in America, as elsewhere, the people move forward by sudden impulses and short-lived efforts.” PeopleEndsAmericaMovingOrderEffortAttentionSucceedMoving ForwardImpulseAbandonedElsewhereVigorousPrecisionUndertakingsShort LivedOrder To Succeed Author:Alexis de Tocqueville
“The average ordinary person, in the worst slums of America, someone who might even hate the law and disagree with the government, they would do something about that [abandoned child]. But in Afghanistan, people hardly have the means to take care of themselves, let alone a random child on the street.” PeopleMeanChildrenPersonsGovernmentMightCareAmericaLawHateStreetsWorstOrdinaryAverageTake CareDisagreeAfghanistanAbandonedSlumsOrdinary Person Author:Immortal Technique
“Under this [Bush] Administration, America's middle class has been abandoned -- its dreams denied, its Main Street interests ignored and its mainstream values scorned by a White House that puts privilege first.” FirstsHas BeensDreamAmericaValuesHouseInterestWhiteClassStreetsMiddlePrivilegeAdministrationMiddle ClassWhite HouseAbandonedDeniedMainstreamIgnoredScornedMain Street Author:John F. Kerry