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“War was ... the chief or maybe the only source of patriotism, and many a politician, from prehistory up to this morning, unified a discontented citizenry by pointing out a national danger and declaring war on it.”

War Morning Danger Source Politician Chiefs Pointing Unified Declaring Citizenry Prehistory Declaring War

Book:Wasn't the Grass Greener?: A Curmudgeon's Fond Memories

Source: Wasn't the Grass Greener?: A Curmudgeon's Fond Memories

“Parents, preachers, and politicians think rock music is the source of young people's despair. They don't understand it's just a reflection. They also forget that music can be a source of hope, a reason to live.”

People Thinking Reason Young Parent Forget Rocks Source Politician Despair Music Is Reflection Preacher Rock Music Reason To Live

Book:Wicked Game

Source: Wicked Game

“One problem with politics is that it is a zero sum game, i.e. politicians argue how to cut the pie smaller and smaller, by reshuffling pieces of the pie. I think this is destructive. Instead, we should be creating a bigger pie, i.e. funding the science that is the source of all our prosperity. Science is not a zero sum game.”

Thinking Should Problem Games Pieces Cutting Source Politician Creating Bigger Prosperity Arguing Destructive Zero Pie Funding Zero Sum Game

Author:Michio Kaku

“If Americans want prosperity, we need a grand reawakening to the incontrovertible fact that its source is entrepreneurs unfettered by meddling politicians.”

Ifs Want Needs Facts Source Politician Entrepreneur Prosperity Meddling

Book:Blind Conceit: Politics, Policy and Racial Polarization: Moving Forward to Save America

Source: Blind Conceit: Politics, Policy and Racial Polarization: Moving Forward to Save America

“Politicians, bureaucrats, editors, new commentators, 'economists' teachers,' and other word artists who denounce private enterprise and praise socialism are their own worst enemies...these attackers are unwittingly destroying the sources of their own livelihood. They kill the geese that lay the golden eggs - and don't know it!”

“Major danger lie for America? That we could very well be defeated oversees and at home. And the source of it is clearly that we have yet to find a politician in either partywho's willing to tell the American people the truth.”

People Wells Home America Lying Danger Willing Source Politician Majors Defeated

Author:Michael Scheuer

“When a new source of taxation is found it never means, in practice, that the old source is abandoned. It merely means that the politicians have two ways of milking the taxpayer where they had one before.”

Way Mean Two Found Practice Source Politician Abandoned Taxation Taxpayers Two Ways

Author:H. L. Mencken