“We oppress people, we make our victims small wherever they are, whether they are a black girl in a rural community in, say, America or Britain, or whether it's something happening out there in one of the countries of conflict. I mean Sri Lanka, the human rights abuse there is appalling.” PeopleHumansMeanCountryAmericaGirlBlackCommunityRightsConflictHappeningsAbuseVictimHuman RightsBritainSri LankaBlack GirlRural Communities Author:Roma Tearne
“Something very significant appears to be happening in America. There is a dramatic shift in voter affinity toward the GOP, and it may prove to be the mountain-too-high for Barack Obama's campaign.” MayAmericaMountainProveHappeningsCampaignsSignificantBarackDramaticVotersAffinityGop Author:Bob Beauprez
“All of a sudden America wasn't about hamburgers and hot rods anymore. It was about the Mayflower and Plymouth Rock. It was about something that had happened for two minutes four hundred years ago, instead of everything that had happened since. Instead of everything that was happening now!” YearsTwoAmericaFourHappenedMinutesRocksHappeningsHundredYears AgoHotHamburgersMayflowerPlymouthPlymouth Rock Book:Middlesex: A Novel Source: Middlesex: A Novel
“Wherever there's injustice, oppression, and suffering, America will show up six months late and bomb the country next to where it's happening.” CountryShowsAmericaSufferingNextMonthsSixLateHappeningsInjusticeOppressionBombsSix Months Book:Thrown Under the Omnibus: A Reader Source: Thrown Under the Omnibus: A Reader