“Ignorance and bloodlust have a long tradition in the United States, especially in the red states.” LongStatesUnitedUnited StatesIgnoranceRedTraditionBloodlust Author:Jane Smiley
“There are no conservatives in the United States. The United States does not have a conservative tradition. The people who call themselves conservatives, like the Heritage Foundation or Gingrich, are believers in -- are radical statists. They believe in a powerful state, but a welfare state for the rich.” PeopleBelieveDoeStatesUnitedPowerfulUnited StatesRichTraditionFoundationConservativeBelieverRadicalWelfareHeritageWelfare State Author:Noam Chomsky
“This old aristocracy and Church-ridden, and tradition-ridden country will never grow wiser. Whilst we are fighting for supremacy in Europe, the [United] States are working, and not fighting for it, but winning it all over the world.” WorldCountryStatesFightingWinningGrowsChurchUnitedUnited StatesEuropeTraditionWiserAristocracySupremacy Author:John Bright
“Far from being the product of a democratic revolution and of an opposition to English institutions, the constitution of the United States was the result of a powerful reaction against democracy, and in favor of the traditions of the mother country.” CountryStatesMotherUnitedResultsPowerfulUnited StatesDemocracyProductsRevolutionTraditionConstitutionInstitutionsDemocraticFavorsReactionsOppositionConstitution Of The United StatesMother Country Author:Lord Acton
“When the strongest nation in the world can be tied up for years in a war with no end in sight, when the richest nation in the world can't manage its own economy, when the nation with the greatest tradition of the rule of law is plagued by unprecedented lawlessness, and when the President of the United States cannot travel abroad or to any major city at home without fear of a hostile demonstration - then it's time for new leadership for the United States of America.” WorldYearsWarEndsStatesProblemHomeAmericaLawPoliticalNationsPresidentLeadershipUnitedCitiesUnited StatesEconomyPoliticianMajorsTraditionSightManageUsaStrongestTiedUnited States Of AmericaPresidencyHostileDemonstrationVietnam WarRule Of LawUnprecedentedTied UpLawlessnessTravel Abroad Author:Richard M. Nixon