“Theologians will protest that the story of Abraham sacrificing Issac should not be taken as literal fact. And the appropriate response is twofold: first, many, many people even to this day, do take the whole of their Scripture to be literal fact, and they have a great deal of political power over the rest of us, especially in the United States and in the Islamic world. Second, if not of literal fact, how should we take the story? As an alagory? Then an alagory for what? Surely, nothing praiseworthy. As a moral lesson? But what kind of morals could one derive from this appalling story?” PeopleWorldShouldFirstsKindTwoStatesWholeFactsStoriesPoliticalUnitedDealsMoralUnited StatesTakenSacrificeLessonsResponseScriptureIslamicAppropriateProtestThis DayTheologianFoldsAbrahamLiteralPolitical PowerPraiseworthyMoral Lessons Author:Richard Dawkins
“I desire to call attention to the fact that the united, well ordered American home is one of the greatest contributing factors to the preservation of the Constitution of the United States. It has been aptly said that "Out of the homes of America will come the future citizens of America, and only as those homes are what they should be will this nation be what it should be."” ShouldWellsHas BeensSaidStatesFactsHomeAmericaDesireNationsUnitedAttentionUnited StatesCitizensConstitutionFactorsPreservationContributingConstitution Of The United States Author:David O. McKay
“The comparatively greater prosperity of the United States is an outcome of the fact that the New Deal did not come in 1900 or 1910, but only in 1933.” StatesFactsUnitedDealsUnited StatesGreaterProsperityOutcomesNew Deal Book:Planning for freedom, and sixteen other essays and addresses Source: Planning for freedom, and sixteen other essays and addresses
“No nation like the United States of America can continue to grow and be a strong nation if we are going to judge people because they disagree with our agenda rather than the content of their statements. We have to be critical thinkers. We have to be analytical. We should understand facts from emotion.” PeopleIfsShouldStatesFactsAmericaStrongNationsGrowsUnitedEmotionUnited StatesJudgingCriticalStatementsAgendasThinkerDisagreeUnited States Of America Author:Steve King
“Whatever Scotland was, it was not a matriarchy; whereas the United States was a profoundly matriarchal society - and much more feminine than would be suggested by all that male bravado. That was a front, and a misleading one at that; underneath the male swagger lay a passive acceptance of female dominance - a fact not always appreciated by outsiders.” StatesFactsWould BeUnitedUnited StatesFrontsAcceptanceFemaleLaysMalesFeminineOutsidersPassiveScotlandAppreciatedMisleadDominanceSwaggerBravadoMatriarchy Book:Espresso Tales Source: Espresso Tales
“In 2013 Citigroup had profits of $6.4 billion in the United States. They paid no federal income tax and, in fact, received a rebate from the IRS of $260 million. That same year J.P. Morgan had $17.2 billion in profits in the U.S. They also paid no federal income tax. Do you think it's time for tax reform?” ThinkingYearsStatesFactsUnitedMillionsUnited StatesTaxesPaidProfitBillionsIncomeReformIncome TaxIrsTax Reform Author:Bernie Sanders
“The lack of quality dance music and the fact that here in the United States, house music is not seen as anything viable by the music industry. I figured that this might be another shot at the industry looking at the possibilities of house music and giving it a little bit more legitimacy than what they give it. It's a host of different things, but it's something that I needed to say musically.” GivingLittlesDifferentStatesFactsMightHouseBitsUnitedQualityUnited StatesPossibilityIndustryNeededLittle BitMusic IsShotsDifferent ThingsHostMusic IndustryLegitimacyDance MusicHouse Music Author:Frankie Knuckles
“It was obvious uh, that uh, the situation in Vietnam was far from stable in 1964 and that there, if in fact the United States was going to uh carry out its declared intent to uh, do its best to prevent uh, a Communist overrun of South Vietnam, uh, there would be at least hard choices to make, and there might be a choice for uh, stronger action.” IfsHardStatesFactsMightWould BeActionChoicesUnitedSituationUnited StatesStrongerSouthObviousCommunistVietnamStable Author:McGeorge Bundy
“Moammar Gadhafi and the revolt against Gadhafi was not started by the United States. It was started by the Libyan people. And the reason why I argued we needed to get involved is because he was going to go one way or the other. And my argument then was proven true, and that is, the longer that civil war took, the more militias would be formed and the more unstable the country would be after the fact.” PeopleWayWarCountryStatesReasonFactsWould BeUnitedUnited StatesNeededInvolvedArgumentOne WayReason WhyCivil WarProvenGet InvolvedRevoltUnstableMilitia Author:Marco Rubio