Quotes of: American-revolution Keyword

Anarchism? You bet your sweet betsy. The only cure for the ills of democracy is more democracy. Much more.

Postcards from Ed: Dispatches and Salvos from an American Iconoclast

But it is a writer's duty to write and speak and record the truth, always the truth, no matter whom may be offended.

Postcards from Ed: Dispatches and Salvos from an American Iconoclast

Ah yes, the head is full of books. The hard part is to force them down through the bloodstream and out through the fingers.

Postcards from Ed: Dispatches and Salvos from an American Iconoclast

Hard times are a-coming, and people without useful, practical skills are going to suffer. Or suffer most.

Postcards from Ed: Dispatches and Salvos from an American Iconoclast

In the land of bleating sheep and braying jackasses, one brave and honest man is bound to create a scandal.

Postcards from Ed: Dispatches and Salvos from an American Iconoclast

As for writing, that's a cruel hard business. Unless you're very lucky it'll break your heart.

Postcards from Ed: Dispatches and Salvos from an American Iconoclast

What is the essence of the art of writing? Part One: Have something to say. Part Two: Say it well.

Postcards from Ed: Dispatches and Salvos from an American Iconoclast

What are American dry-goods? asked the duchess, raising her large hands in wonder and accentuating the verb. American novels, answered Lord Henry.

The Picture of Dorian Gray and Other Writings

We are giving in to the dangerous temptation to take the Jesus of the Bible and twist him into a version of Jesus we are more comfortable with.

Radical: Taking Back Your Faith from the American Dream

As we age we begin to grasp at youthful bliss like a life raft in a sea of harsh reality.

Turn Left At The Trojan Horse: A Would-Be Hero's American Odyssey

I asked my Greek chorus about this sort of hero: the Underappreciated Personification of Resolve.

Turn Left At The Trojan Horse: A Would-Be Hero's American Odyssey

He seemed to swallow the lie I fed him. I hope he’s not still hungry. If he is, I’ll give him the illusory dessert known as the American Dream.

This Book is Not FOR SALE

Because any guilt the size of a speck of dust, or shame, can crush even the best of men, in mountains of weight

White Wedding Lies, and Discontent: An American Love Story

I’m the new age miner, going to work at the company’s gold mines, where they charge me for the pick axe

White Wedding Lies, and Discontent: An American Love Story

His (Grant's) face has three expressions: deep thought, extreme determination, and great simplicity and calmness.

A World on Fire: Britain's Crucial Role in the American Civil War

His frustration with some Americans was like that of a disappointed parent. He was so content in this country, so impressed with and loving of its opportunities, but then why, sometimes, did Americans fall short of their best selves?

Zeitoun

I consider myself a writer who writes about American expatriates. And if I have any overt cause as a writer besides writing the best prose I can, it's to try to make Americans have a more visceral feeling about how America impacts everybody in the wo...

Bob Shacochis

We are tasked to rebuild not just a damaged economy, and a debt-ridden balance sheet, but to do so by drawing forth the best that is in our fellow citizens. If we would summon the best from Americans, we must assume the best about them. If we don't b...

Mitch Daniels

I do believe that freedom isn't free - but today the corporate and political right wing is trying to cheapen this truly American value. They've been cynically using the word 'freedom' to rally the American public against its own best interests.

Richard Trumka

It's exciting to work with the kids so devoid of irony, so unguarded. And also terrifying.

A Hope in the Unseen: An American Odyssey from the Inner City to the Ivy League

I do not hesitate one second to state clearly and unmistakably: I belong to the American resistance movement which fights against American imperialism, just as the resistance movement fought against Hitler.

Paul Robeson