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“Once we were happy in our own country and we were seldom hungry, for then the two-leggeds and the four-leggeds lived together like relatives, and there was plenty for them and for us. But the Wasichus came, and they have made little islands for us and other little islands for the four-leggeds, and always these islands are becoming smaller, for around them surges the gnawing flood of the Wasichu; and it is dirty with lies and greed.”

Littles Made Two Country Together Lying Animal Four Becoming Creatures Greed Hungry Plenty Dirty Islands Flood

Author:Black Elk

“We have plenty of Confidence in this country, but we are a little short of good men to place our Confidence in.”

Men Littles Country Political Politics Greed Corruption Plenty Good Man

Book:Will Rogers Speaks: Over 1,000 Timeless Quotations for Public Speakers (writers, Politicians, Comedians, Browsers ...)

Source: Will Rogers Speaks: Over 1,000 Timeless Quotations for Public Speakers (writers, Politicians, Comedians, Browsers ...)

“Short-sighted men who in their greed and selfishness will, if permitted, rob our country of half its charm by their reckless extermination of all useful and beautiful wild things.”

Ifs Men Country Beautiful Half Greed Our Country Selfishness Charm Wilderness Reckless Wild Things Extermination Short Sighted Wildlife Conservation

Book:The Green Roosevelt: Theodore Roosevelt in Appreciation of Wilderness, Wildlife, and Wild Places

Source: The Green Roosevelt: Theodore Roosevelt in Appreciation of Wilderness, Wildlife, and Wild Places

“Electrical fire and the fire of greed kindle economies. In that flux, nations become digitized commodities on stock-exchange floors and on investors' rating screens. A country becomes a product to be rated for its obedience to paying of deficits and debts.”

Country Nations Economy Fire Products Greed Debt Screens Obedience Investors Commodity Deficit Rating Electrical Kindles Flux Stock Exchange

Author:B. W. Powe