“Our whole practical government is grounded in mob psychology and the Boobus Americanus will follow any command that promises to make him safer.” WholeGovernmentAmericaPsychologyPromisePracticalsCommandGrounded Author:H. L. Mencken
“An important contribution to a much-neglected but very important subject. No other author has set out to do what Davenport accomplishes, which is a systematic study of how key representatives of America's rising tide of religion attempted a theoretical understanding of, and practical response to, America's rising tide of commerce.” ImportantAmericaUnderstandingStudySubjectsKeysResponseAccomplishPracticalsRisingContributionTidesRepresentativesCommerceTheoreticalNeglectedSystematicImportant Contributions Author:Mark Noll
“America has had the best university system in the world for a long time. And so we have been innovators, not only in the discoveries as proven by Nobel Prizes in chemistry and physics and that sort of thing, but we've been able to put that into practical application with new gadgets that people admire.” PeopleWorldLongHas BeensAbleAmericaLong TimeDiscoveryUniversityPhysicsPracticalsAdmirePrizeChemistryApplicationProvenNobelInnovatorsNobel PrizeGadgets Author:Jimmy Carter
“What if we fail to stop the erosion of cities by automobiles? ... In that case America will hardly need to ponder a mystery that has troubled men for millennia. What is the purpose of life? For us, the answer will be clear, established and for all practical purposes indisputable. The purpose of life is to produce and consume automobiles.” IfsMenNeedsAmericaLife IsPurposeAnswersCitiesCasesClearFailingMysteryProducePracticalsWhat IfPurpose Of LifeAutomobilePonderingErosionWhat Is The Purpose Of Life Book:The Death and Life of Great American Cities Source: The Death and Life of Great American Cities