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“The interests of the Soviet Union are in controlling highly developed countries and having the benefit of their economies so that they can run their own inefficient empire.”

Country Running Interest Economy Benefits Unions Empires Soviet Soviet Union Developed Country

Author:Barbara Amiel

“Realism is always subjective in film. There's no such thing as cinema verite. The only true cinema verite would be what Andy Warhol did with his film about the Empire State Building - eight hours or so from one angle, and even then it's not really cinema verite, because you aren't actually there.”

States Would Be Film Hours Building Eight Cinema Empires Realism Angle Subjective Warhol Empire State Building Empire State

Author:Crispin Glover

“One substitute for the disappearing Evil Empire (The Soviet Union) has been the threat of drug traffickers from Latin America. In early September 1989, a major government-media blitz was launched by the President. That month the AP wires carried more stories about drugs than about Latin America, Asia, the Middle East and Africa combined. If you looked at television, every news program had a big section on how drugs were destroying our society, becoming the greatest threat to our existence, etc.”

“Elusive dreams and vague desires fanned to fiery needs by deadly deeds of falling empires.”

Needs Dream Reality Desire Fall Deeds Empires Vague Elusive Fiery

Author:Joni Mitchell

“We're led by denial like lambs to slaughter, serving empires of style and carbonated sugar water.”

Art Water Media Style Entertainment Denial Empires Serving Sugar Lambs Slaughter

Book:Ani DiFranco: Verses

Source: Ani DiFranco: Verses

“The poor Constitution itself is hardly paid any attention to. It's necessary to ignore it because most of what government does these days is clearly unconstitutional. The original idea, as expressed by James Madison, was that states would do 95 percent of the governing. Today, they are little more than administrative subdivisions of the central empire.”

Littles Doe Ideas States Government Today Poor Attention Percent Constitution Paid Originals These Days Empires Governing Madison Original Ideas Administrative Unconstitutional

Author:Charley Reese

“America has never been an empire. We may be the only great power in history that had the chance, and refused - preferring greatness to power and justice to glory.”

May America Justice Chance Greatness Glory Empires Great Power

Author:George W. Bush

“The Jewish nation is indeed, the heart of the world and there is no reason for the existence of empires, kings, rulers, masses or systems aside from their reaction to the Jewish people.”

People World Heart Reason Nations Existence Kings Mass Reactions Empires No Reason Rulers

Author:Meir Kahane

“Bring me men to match my mountains: Bring me men to match my plains: Men with empires in their purpose and new eras in their brains.”

Men Purpose Brain Mountain Eras Empires New Era

Book:Whiffs from Wild Meadows

Source: Whiffs from Wild Meadows