"In his second term, [Ronald] Reagan completed the work of his first term - the rich got really rich, everything was deregulated, advocacy programs were quashed, the Savings and Loan program was trashed, the deficit was tripled, unions were busted, Housing and Urban Developing was in shambles, banks were closing, the military got lots of new toys, the religious right was strong, and AIDS was ignored."

-- Kate Clinton

#Religious Quotes #Strong Quotes #Military Quotes

“Corporate conglomerates run without regulation do not work in the service of society, and run reckless and unchecked whenever possible.”

Source : "News Corp: a study in the failure of corporate self-regulation". www.theguardian.com. July 26, 2011.
“The Christian in the one whose imagination should fly beyond the stars.”
“Times have changed, and science has made great progress, and so has our work; but our principles have only been confirmed, and along with them our conviction that mankind can hope for a solution to its problems, among which the most urgent are those of peace and unity, only by turning its attention and energies to the discovery of the child and to the development of the great potentialities of the human personality in the course of its formation.”
“Unless a decision has degenerated into work, it is not a decision; it is at best a good intention.”
“I'm coming up on 30. There are other things that I want to pursue outside of just performing”
“God is at home. We are in the far country.”
“Anyone who has worked with me knows that I am extremely action-oriented. I'm all about making things happen.”
“I'm glad the government has shut down. Think about it, for the first time in years it's safe to talk on the phone and send emails without anybody listening in.”

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