“Treason is when legislators vote against homeland security measures because it goes against the wishes of their political or financial backers. Treason is the fact that, as a terrorist, you could still buy a gun in this country because the NRA lobby is so strong.” StillsCountryFactsPoliticalStrongWishSecurityGunVoteFinancialTerroristHomelandTreasonLegislatorsNraHomeland SecuritySecurity Measures Author:Bill Maher
“Although Israel was founded based on the historic Jewish homeland and the need to have a Jewish homeland, Israeli democracy has been premised on everybody in the country being treated equally and fairly. And I think that that is what's best about Israeli democracy.” ThinkingNeedsHas BeensCountryDemocracyIsraelTreatedHistoricIsraeliHomelandDemocracies Have Author:Barack Obama
“Loving your homeland is just as natural as loving your father or mother - after all, your country nourishes you, protects you, and in many ways makes you who you are. Just as it's a virtue to honor your parents, it's a good and admirable thing to honor the land you call home.” WayCountryHomeMotherFatherParentNaturalVirtueLandHonorProtectWho You AreHomelandAdmirableLoving YouProtect You Book:The American Patriot's Almanac: Daily Readings on America Source: The American Patriot's Almanac: Daily Readings on America
“Superheroes are also about immigrants. Superman, the prototype of all superheroes, is a prototypical immigrant. His homeland was in crisis, so his parents sent him to America in search of a better life. He has two names, one American, Clark Kent, and the other foreign, Kal-El. He wears two sets of clothes and lives in between two cultures. He loves his new country, but a part of him still longs for his old one.” StillsTwoBookCountryAmericaCultureNamesParentClothesCrisisComicImmigrantsComic BookSuperheroBetter LifeHomelandPrototypeKentTwo Cultures Author:Gene Luen Yang