“I have never seen an adequate description anywhere of the amazement, the uncomprehending horror of the bulk of the American people which preceded the firing of that gun at Sumter. Politicians or far-sighted leaders on both sides knew what was coming. And it is they who have written histories of the war. But to the easy-going millions, busied with their farms or shops, the onrushing disaster was as inexplicable as an earthquake. Their protest arose from sea to sea like the clamor of a gigantic hive of frightened bees.” PeopleWarEasySidesLeaderMillionsWrittenSeaPoliticianHorrorGunDisasterCivil WarShopsDescriptionProtestFrightenedFarmsBeesBoth SidesAdequateEarthquakesAmazementInexplicableFiringClamorHivesEasy GoingWritten History Author:Rebecca Harding Davis
“People at civil-liberties organizations say it's a sea change, and that it's very clear judges have begun to question more critically assertions made by the executive. Even though it seems so obvious now, it is extraordinary in the context of the last decade, because courts had simply said they were not the best branch to adjudicate these claims - which is completely wrong, because they are the only nonpolitical branch. They are the branch that is specifically charged with deciding issues that cannot be impartially decided by politicians.” PeopleMadeSaidSeemsLastsLibertyIssuesClearSeaJudgingPoliticianDecidedOrganizationClaimsCourtExtraordinaryObviousDecadesBranchesExecutivesAssertionCivil LibertiesSea ChangeSimply Said Author:Edward Snowden
“If you look at some of the language in the basic writings of Hamas, there is that famous call to push the Israelis into the sea. Now, I would say that most Palestinian politicians on the ground say, of course that's not what we want, and even within Hamas there is some published debate about that claim, but until the claim is removed, it's still noxious.” IfsWantWritingLooksStillsCoursesLanguageSeaPoliticianClaimsDebatePalestinianHamas Author:Judith Butler
“Further devastation of the air, land and sea is obviously a very real possibility, unless the attitudes of politicians and all who irresponsibly exploit our natural resources change significantly in the very near future and all collaborate and sacrifice for the good of the planet.” RealNaturalAttitudeSacrificeAirSeaLandPossibilityPlanetsPoliticianResourcesExploitsNatural ResourcesDevastationLand And Sea Author:Viggo Mortensen