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“Investors, monarchies, and parliamentarians devised methods to control the processes of wealth accumulation and the power that came with it, but the ideology behind gold fever mobilized settlers to cross the Atlantic to an unknown fate. Subjugating entire societies and civilizations, enslaving whole countries, and slaughtering people village by village did not seem too high a price to pay, nor did it appear inhumane. The systems of colonization were modern and rational, but its ideological basis was madness.”

“Our country, if you read the 'Federalist Papers,' is about disagreement. It's about pitting faction against faction, divided government, checks and balances. The hero in American political tradition is the man who stands up to the mob - not the mob itself.”

Ifs Men Country Government Political Hero Balance Paper Tradition Checks Our Country Divided Papers Disagreement Factions Federalist Federalist Papers Divided Government

Author:Jonah Goldberg

“The biggest thing I don’t like about New York are the foreigners. You can walk an entire block in Times Square and not hear anybody speaking English. Asians and Koreans and Vietnamese and Indians and Russians and Spanish people and everything up there. How the hell did they get in this country?”

People Country Walks Hell New York Block Squares Foreigners Korean Vietnamese Times Square

Author:John Rocker

“There is an opinion that parties in free countries are useful checks upon the administration of the government, and serve to keep alive the spirit of liberty. This, within certain limits, is probably true, and, in governments of a monarchical cast, patriotism may look with indulgence, if not with favor, upon the spirit of party. But in those of the popular character, in governments purely elective, it is a spirit not to be encouraged.”

Source: Journal of the convention of the state of Mississippi, and the act calling the same: with the Constitution of the United States, and Washington's Farewell Address

“Bill Clinton, talking about the need to financially empower wives and mothers in regressive countries, once remarked that women have 'the responsibility gene.' No one has that gene more markedly than his wife.”

Needs Country Mother Responsibility Talking Wife Bills Clinton Empowering Genes Wives And Mothers

Author:Tina Brown

“Everyone gives the title of barbarism to everything that is not in use in his own country.”

Giving Country Use Titles Barbarism

Book:Montaigne's Essays: Top Essays

Source: Montaigne's Essays: Top Essays

“A woman caring for her children; a woman striving to excel in the private sector; a woman partnering with her neighbors to make their street safer; a woman running for office to improve her country - they all have something to offer, and the more our societies empower women, the more we receive in return.”

Children Country Running Streets Return Offers Office Strive Caring Neighbor Empowering Our Society Empowering Women Private Sector Running For Office Partnering

Author:Queen Rania of Jordan

“By boosting oversight and accountability, we can empower the VA in its core mission of helping the men and women who have served our country.”

Men Country Helping He Man Men And Women Missions Core Our Country Empowering Accountability Oversight

Author:Ann Kirkpatrick

“What can I say? I hate Bush; I despise him and his entire administration, everything he represents and everything he has tried to do, not only internationally, which is horrific, but domestically as well. In my country the atmosphere is poisoned. Unbreathable for those of us who are not on the right. So thank you for inviting me to this festival and allowing me to leave there for a few days.”

Wells Country Hate I Hate Administration Atmosphere Allowing Despise Festivals Inviting Horrific

Author:Jessica Lange

“A sad figure (Bush) ' not too well educated, who doesn't get out of America much. He's leading the country towards Fascism.”

Wells Country America Figures Educated Fascism Well Educated

Author:Larry Hagman

“This is a nation that loves our freedom, loves our country.”

Country Nations Our Country Love Freedom

Author:George W. Bush

“White folk done took this country. You're in their home, and they're gonna let you know it.You are not now, nor have you ever been, nor will you ever be a brother to white folk and if you do not realize that, you are in serious trouble.”

Ifs Knows Country Done Home Realizing White Trouble Serious Brother Folks

Author:Jeremiah Wright

“We cannot change the hearts of the people of the South, but we can make war so terrible that they will realize the fact that however brave and gallant and devoted to their country still they are mortal and should exhaust all peaceful remedies before they fly to war.”

People Should Heart Stills War Country Facts Realizing Terrible Brave South Peaceful Mortals Remedy Devoted Gallant

Author:William Tecumseh Sherman

“I say not one penny more to countries that are burning our flag.”

Country Burning Flags Pennies

Author:Rand Paul

“Managing a country is like managing a company in many ways. It maybe involves more complicated issues, but its the same skills.”

Way Country Company Issues Skills Complicated

Author:Mohamed ElBaradei

“Every country has the right to nuclear technology as long as they use it safely, peacefully and in a secure way.”

Way Long Country Use Technology Nuclear Secure Nuclear Technology

Author:Mohamed ElBaradei

“There are roles I am never considered for. Meryl Streep roles, let's say. Why not? I really wanted to do 'Ironweed,' for example, because the depression era in this country was one of the best for multiracial people, because everybody was poor. Everybody lived in the tents, and under buildings, and under gratings, together.”

People Country Wanted Together Poor Roles Example Building Eras Why Not Tents Multiracial

Author:Whoopi Goldberg

“America is always a good target for a populist. In many countries, particularly authoritarian systems, if you want to get an extra bonus, you bash the Americans.”

Ifs Want Country America Extras Target Bonus Populist Bash

Author:Mohamed ElBaradei

“Nobody wants any country to have nuclear weapons.”

Want Country Weapons Nuclear Nuclear Weapons

Author:Mohamed ElBaradei

“Well, first of all, we now have everybody with the exception of India, Pakistan, and Israel, and I dont think these three countries are going to join by simply providing them an incentive, in terms of technology.”

Thinking Firsts Wells Country Three Term Technology India Israel Exception Providing Pakistan Incentives India Pakistan

Author:Mohamed ElBaradei

“Libya is a good example of a country that has come to a realization that weapons of mass destruction threaten more than assure, and I hope that will be followed by others.”

Country Example Weapons Mass Destruction Realization Weapons Of Mass Destruction Mass Destruction Good Examples Libya

Author:Mohamed ElBaradei

“A U.N. study claims the happiest country in the world is Switzerland. When asked why they're so happy, Swiss people couldn't answer because their hands were counting money and their mouths were full of chocolate.”

People World Country Hands Answers Study Mouths Claims Chocolate Counting Switzerland Swiss

Author:Conan O'Brien

“Tomorrow night President Obama will announce his new immigration plan. Obama's favorite part of his new immigration plan is that he gets to emigrate to another country. He's tired of all this.”

Country Night President Plans Tomorrow Tired Immigration President Obama

Author:Conan O'Brien

“For the first time ever, a black Republican woman has been elected to Congress. President Obama told her, 'You are all set. This country never turns against a black anything.'”

Firsts Has Beens Country Turns Black President Republican First Time Congress President Obama

Author:Conan O'Brien

“Because Utah is largely Mormon country, the firing squad's a little different. You're blindfolded but no cigarette.”

Littles Different Country Cigarette Firing Squad Utah Blindfolded

Author:David Letterman

“Kim Jong Un shaved his eyebrows and got his hair sticking right up. How would you like the leader of your country looking like Lady Gaga? Even Dennis Rodman told him he looks weird.”

Looks Country Leader Hair Eyebrows Kim Gaga

Author:David Letterman

“John Boehner is a member of a country club in Ohio. It turns out that the bartender was plotting to poison Boehner. Now wait a minute. Isn't that the movie with Seth Rogen and James Franco?”

Country Turns Waiting Minutes Members Clubs Poison Ohio Bartender Franco Country Clubs

Author:David Letterman

“During a recent event at a restaurant called Tommy's Country Ham House in South Carolina, presidential candidate Ben Carson delivered a speech right after he lost his front tooth. Which still left him with more teeth than everyone combined at Tommy's Country Ham House.”

Stills Country House Lost Left Fronts Events Speech South Teeth Presidential Candidates Restaurants Carolina Ham Presidential Candidate South Carolina Ben Carson Recent Events

Author:Jimmy Fallon

“There are reports that Russia is actually working with North Korea to encourage “collaboration and cooperation” between the two countries. Yeah, they believe that with Russia's economic power and North Korea's technology, they can be a real threat to 1987.”

Believe Two Real Country Technology Economic Yeah Threat Russia Reports Collaboration Cooperation Korea North Korea Economic Power Two Countries

Author:Jimmy Fallon

“Fifteen states across the country have gas prices that have dipped below $2. That means it's now cheaper to buy a gallon of liquefied dinosaurs than one cup of coffee at Starbucks.”

Mean Country States Coffee Cups Gas Fifteen Cheaper Dinosaurs Coffee Cup Starbucks Gallons Gas Prices

Author:Jimmy Fallon

“It was the 60th anniversary of 'Face the Nation.' During his interview, President Obama said, 'Our country doesn't fear the future. We grab it.' Nothing says you grab the future like going on a 60-year-old show hosted by a 77-year-old-man to speak to a 90-year-old audience.”

Men Years Said Country Shows Faces Speak Nations President Audience Our Country Interviews Old Man President Obama

Author:Jimmy Fallon

“The World's Smallest Political Quiz is responsible for many Americans' first contact with libertarian ideas. While traveling around the country, I have often heard people say, 'I never knew I was a libertarian until I took the Quiz!'”

People World Firsts Ideas Country Political Heard Responsible Libertarian Contact Smallest First Contact Quiz

Author:Ron Paul

“The protection of our citizens, the spirit and honor of our country, require that force should be interposed to a certain degree.”

Should Country Spirit Certain Force Citizens Honor Degrees Protection Our Country

Book:Thomas Jefferson: Thoughts on War and Revolution

Source: Thomas Jefferson: Thoughts on War and Revolution

“Our duty to ourselves, to posterity, and to mankind, call on us by every motive which is sacred or honorable, to watch over the safety of our beloved country during the troubles which agitate and convulse the residue of the world, and to sacrifice to that all personal and local considerations.”

World Country Watches Trouble Sacrifice Mankind Duty Safety Sacred Locals Beloved Motive Consideration Honorable Posterity Agitate Beloved Country

Book:The writings of Thomas Jefferson

Source: The writings of Thomas Jefferson

“It is an essential attribute of the jurisdiction of every country to preserve peace, to punish acts in breach of it, and to restore property taken by force within its limits.”

Country Force Taken Limits Essentials Property Preserves Attributes Breach Jurisdiction

Book:Memoirs, correspondence and private papers of Thomas Jefferson, ed. by T.J. Randolph

Source: Memoirs, correspondence and private papers of Thomas Jefferson, ed. by T.J. Randolph

“The whole country was tied together by radio. We all experienced the same heroes and comedians and singers. They were giants.”

Country Whole Together Hero Radio Singers Comedian Giants Tied

Author:Woody Allen

“I started with rock n' roll and...then you start to take it apart like a child with a toy and you see there's blues and there's country...Then you go back from country into American music...and you end up in Scotland and Ireland eventually.”

Children Ends Country Rocks Rock N Roll Ireland Toys Scotland American Music

Author:Elvis Costello

“Somebodys paying the corporations that destroyed Iraq and the corporations that are rebuilding it. Theyre getting paid by the American taxpayer in both cases. So we pay them to destroy the country, and then we pay them to rebuild it. Those are gifts from U.S. taxpayer to U.S. corporations.”

Country Pay Cases Paid Iraq Destroyed Corporations Taxpayers Rebuilding

Author:Noam Chomsky

“I've seen batting all over the world. And in other countries too”

World Country Other Countries Batting

Author:Keith Miller

“We are the people who run this country. We are the deciders. And every single day, every single one of us needs to step outside and take some action to help stop this war. Raise hell. Think of something to make the ridiculous look ridiculous. Make our troops know we're for them and trying to get them out of there. Hit the streets to protest Bush's proposed surge. If you can, go to the peace march in Washington on Jan. 27. We need people in the streets, banging pots and pans and demanding, 'Stop it, now!'”

People Ifs Thinking Knows Needs Trying Looks War Country Helping Running Action Steps Hell Streets Raises Ridiculous Protest March Pot Troops Our Troops Banging Pots And Pans

Author:Molly Ivins

“Taylor deserves it. I don't think there is anyone with half a brain that would say otherwise. She has done a lot for us in country music. We are lucky enough in country music to call her one of us.”

Thinking Country Done Enough Brain Half Lucky Deserve

Author:Blake Shelton

“As a Southerner I would have to say that one of the main importances of the War is that Southerners have a sense of defeat which none of the rest of the country has.”

War Country History Importance Defeat American Civil War Southerner

Author:Shelby Foote

“France... What can you say about a country that was too stupid to get on board with our wonderfully-conceived and brilliantly-executed war in Iraq?”

War Country Stupid Iraq France Boards

Book:The New New Rules: A Funny Look at How Everybody but Me Has Their Head Up Their Ass

Source: The New New Rules: A Funny Look at How Everybody but Me Has Their Head Up Their Ass

“This country hates professors. It likes Toby Keith - 'I'm gonna put a boot in their ass.' If you don't do that, somehow you can't be strong.”

Ifs Country Hate Strong Likes Ass Professors Boots Keith Toby

Author:Bill Maher

“Any country on the face of the Earth with an active intelligence program knows that Iraq has weapons of mass destruction.”

Knows War Country Earth Faces Weapons Mass Program Destruction Iraq Active Weapons Of Mass Destruction Mass Destruction

Author:Donald Rumsfeld

“The political tactics of division and slander are not our values. They are corrupting influences on religion and politics, and those who practice them in the name of religion or in the name of the Republican Party or in the name of America shame our faith, our party and our country.”

Country America Political Values Names Party Practice Influence Republican Shame Our Country Division Republican Party Tactics Slander Religion And Politics

Author:John McCain

“Whether a Commonwealth suffers more by hypocritical pretenders to religion or by the openly profane? The most dangerous hypocrite in a Commonwealth is one who leaves the gospel for the sake of the law. A man compounded of law and gospel is able to cheat a whole country with his religion and then destroy them under color of law.”

Men Country Whole Able Law Suffering Dangerous Color Sake Cheat Hypocrite Commonwealth Profane Hypocritical Pretender

Author:Benjamin Franklin

“The objective of the liberals is to destroy this country.”

Country Objectives

Author:Herman Cain

“The burden of all song and praise "unto the Highest" has been that God stands for justice and mercy. Yet injustice among men is ever on the increase; the outrages committed against the masses in this country alone would seem enough to overflow the very heavens. But where are the gods to make an end to all these horrors, these wrongs, this inhumanity to man? No, not the gods, but MAN must rise in his mighty wrath. He, deceived by all the deities, betrayed by their emissaries, he, himself, must undertake to usher in justice upon the earth.”

Source: Red Emma Speaks: An Emma Goldman Reader

“God requires no person to spend his or her life reiterating the gospel to people who will not receive it. He wants everyone to have an opportunity to hear. Then He would have us move on to other areas. The mistake of the church has been that she sits down to convert all the people in one country to the neglect of the great masses who have never had the chance to hear the gospel - not even once!”

People Want Persons Has Beens Country Moving Opportunity Church Chance Mistake Mass Areas Neglect

Book:Missionary Messages: For a Church that Needs to Hear

Source: Missionary Messages: For a Church that Needs to Hear