“There was a hateful video that was disseminated on the Internet. It had nothing to do with the United States government, and it's one that we find disgusting and reprehensible. It's been offensive to many, many people around the world. That sparked violence in various parts of the world, including violence directed against Western facilities including our embassies and consulates.” PeopleWorldStatesGovernmentUnitedUnited StatesViolenceInternetWesternIncludingVariousVideoAround The WorldDisgustingOffensiveFacilityHatefulState GovernmentUnited States GovernmentEmbassy Author:Susan Rice
“Justice White's conclusion is perhaps correct, if one assumes that the task of a court of law is to plumb the intent of the particular Congress that enacted a particular provision. That methodology is not mine nor, I think, the one that courts have traditionally followed. It is our task, as I see it, not to enter the minds of the Members of Congress - who need have nothing in mind in order for their votes to be both lawful and effective - but rather to give fair and reasonable meaning to the text of the United States Code, adopted by various Congresses at various times.” IfsThinkingNeedsGivingMindStatesLawOrderJusticeWhiteUnitedUnited StatesMinesParticularMembersFairsTasksVoteCourtAssumingCongressVariousConclusionCodeReasonableAdoptedProvisionMethodology Author:Antonin Scalia
“I don't believe that China, in my lifetime or maybe my children's lifetime, be equal to the United States militarily speaking, but they are very careful to avoid any engagement in war, they are basically a peaceful country, which gives them another advantage over the United States when we are much more inclined to go to war for various reasons.” GivingBelieveChildrenWarCountryStatesReasonUnitedUnited StatesEqualAdvantageLifetimeDon't BelieveCarefulVariousChinaPeacefulMy ChildrenEngagementPeaceful Country Author:Jimmy Carter
“The intellectual's ... playfulness, in its various manifestations, is likely to seem to most men a perverse luxury; in the United States the play of the mind is perhaps the only form of play that is not looked upon with the most tender indulgence. His piety is likely to seem nettlesome, if not actually dangerous. And neither quality is considered to contribute very much to the practical business of life.” IfsMenMindStatesPlaySeemsFormUnitedQualityUnited StatesDangerousIntellectualVariousPracticalsLuxuryManifestationIndulgencePietyPlayfulness Author:Richard Hofstadter
“The United States, democratic and various though it is, is not an easy country for a fiction-writer to enter: the slot between the fantastic and the drab seems too narrow.” CountryStatesSeemsEasyUnitedFictionUnited StatesDemocraticVariousFantasticFiction Writers Author:John Updike
“The United States has every intention of continuing to do the kind of reconnaissance and surveillance work we have done for decades, well known to everyone, that is essential to protect our national security, and frankly, the security of our friends in various regions of the world. It is part of our collection system.” WorldWellsKindStatesDoneUnitedKnownUnited StatesSecurityProtectEssentialsIntentionVariousDecadesCollectionsRegionsContinuingNational SecurityWell KnownSurveillance Author:Colin Powell
“The fact is: It's true what they say about the United States. It is a land of opportunity. It is too various to get bored with it.” StatesFactsOpportunityUnitedUnited StatesLandVariousBoredLand Of Opportunity Author:Christopher Hitchens