“From 1945 to 2003, the United States attempted to overthrow more than 40 foreign governments, and to crush more than 30 populist-nationalist movements fighting against intolerable regimes. In the process, the US bombed some 25 countries, caused the end of life for several million people, and condemned many millions more to a life of agony and despair.” PeopleEndsCountryStatesGovernmentAmericaFightingProcessUnitedMillionsUnited StatesMovementDespairCrushRegimesAgonyEnd Of LifePopulist Author:William Blum
“But I am not discouraged. I do not despair for our country. I believe tonight, as I always have, that the essential decency, compassion and common sense of the American people will prevail.” PeopleBelieveCountryI BelieveCommonCompassionEssentialsDespairCommon SenseOur CountryTonightDecencyDiscouraged Author:Jimmy Carter
“Millions of Americans would still despair in the eight long years of the Depression that lay ahead and many of their individual dreams would be dashed on the rocks of economic hardship. But collectively, the country was in a new place, with a new confidence that the federal government would actively try to solve problems rather than fiddle or cater to the rich. Hope was no longer for Pollyannas; the cynics about the American system were in retreat.” TryingYearsLongStillsCountryProblemDreamGovernmentWould BeIndividualMillionsRichEconomicRocksDespairLaysEightSolveHardshipFederal GovernmentRetreatNew PlacesFiddlePollyanna Book:The Defining Moment: FDR's Hundred Days and the Triumph of Hope Source: The Defining Moment: FDR's Hundred Days and the Triumph of Hope