“America is among the countries the advance countries with the least equality of opportunity, which means that the - while I prospects of young American, a more dependent on the income and education's parents (ph) than another - other countries. So this notion of equal opportunity is sort of American dream is, is now a myth.” MeanCountryDreamAmericaYoungOpportunityParentEqualNotionMythIncomeDependentAmerican DreamOther CountriesProspectsEqual OpportunityEquality Of Opportunity Author:Jedediah Bila
“It's as if the whole notion of growing soil is something only lunatics would think about. But why not grow soil? Does anything make more sense than growing soil? Isn't that more important than tractors, trucks, silos, barns, county fairs and country music? Of course it is. And yet to the lion's share of American farmers, the very notion of growing soil is just plain silly.” IfsThinkingDoeImportantCountryWholeCoursesGrowsGrowingShareLandFairsNotionSillySoilWhy NotLionsFarmersTruckCountyBarnsTractorsCounty Fair Author:Joel Salatin
“I mean, the notion that we must love everything in this country or get out and go someplace else is ridiculous. I mean, if you -- the best thing a patriotic American can do is to look and be critical and find out what's wrong and try to make it better. That's what a patriotic American does.” IfsTryingLooksMeanDoeCountryCan DoNotionCriticalRidiculousBest ThingsPatrioticAmerican Patriotic Author:Andy Rooney
“The decay of the late, great country of South Africa is beginning to become apparent. The name of the Transvaal has been officially changed to 'Gauteng.' (One of our friends has suggested that in view of this its inhabitants in the future should be referred to as Oranggautengs.) ... And now there is a move afoot to wreck the Kruger National Park, one of the wonders of the world, on the notion that a good bit of its land was 'taken from the blacks.' This idea is somewhat akin to giving Yellowstone Park back to the Blackfeet.” WorldGivingShouldHas BeensIdeasCountryMovingNamesBitsViewsWonderTakenLandChangedLateSouthNotionParksDecaySouth AfricaWrecksGreat CountryNational ParksWonder Of The WorldYellowstone Author:Jeff Cooper