“We have entered a period of intolerance which combines, as it sometimes does in America, with a sugary taste for euphemism.” DoeSometimesAmericaPeriodsTasteToleranceIntolerancePersecutionEuphemism Author:Robert Hughes
“America became a special source of attraction to people who were fleeing the aftereffects of the 30 Years War and the religious persecution that began to sweep through Europe in the period between the Renaissance and the Enlightenment. And when people got here, very often they succeeded.” PeopleYearsWarAmericaReligiousSpecialSourcePeriodsEnlightenmentEuropeAttractionPersecutionRenaissanceFleeingReligious Persecution Author:Mitch Horowitz