Quotes
Authors
Samuel Eliot Morison

"If the American Revolution had produced nothing but the Declaration of Independence, it would have been worth while. . . . The beauty and cogency of the preamble, reaching back to remotest antiquity and forward so an indefinite future, have lifted the hearts of millions of men and will continue to do. . . . These words are more revolutionary than anything written by Robespierre, Marx, or Lenin, more explosive than the atom, a continual challenge to ourselves as well as an inspiration to the oppressed of all the world."

-- Samuel Eliot Morison

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“Attorney General John Ashcroft has earned himself a remarkable distinction as the Torquemada of American law. TomÃ¡s de Torquemada...was largely responsible for...[the] torture and the burning of heretics â€” Muslims in particular. Now, of course, I am not accusing the Attorney General of pulling out anyone's fingernails or burning people at the stake (at least I don't know of any such cases). But one does get the sense these days that the old Spaniard's spirit is comfortably at home in Ashcroft's Department of Justice.”
“I love you,â€ she said softly. Jason's arms tightened around her. He grinned sleepily. â€œI know.â€ Taylor drifted off contentedly. Until through the darkness, she heard a low, sneaky whisper. â€œMrs. Taylor Andrews . . .â€ She didn't bother to open her eyes. â€œStill not gonna happen.”
“I think the combatant is always burdened with returning and making his way through his past. And that we as citizens have a responsibility to those guys upon return. We have to make some kind of an attempt to understand what their life is like.”

Source : Source: www.motherjones.com
“The same advice my commanding officer at Patrol Squadron 17, Cmdr. Robert J. Quinn, gave me before I was grilled to be given the responsibility to lead a crew of 12 all over the world, ready to stop a Russian submarine preparing to wipe out an American city with a nuclear missile: â€˜Always remember that common sense and communication will solve 95 percent of the challenges you face in the Navy and life.”
“The happiest people I know are not those who are the most beautiful, rich or famous. The happiest people I see are simply those who stay cheerful and try to cheer up others while getting through their own bad stuff”
“I want more out of life than I've gotten.”
“You wonder and you wonder until you wander out into Infinity, where - if it is to be found anywhere - Truth really exists.”

Source : Marita Bonner (1987). “Frye Street & environs: the collected works of Marita Bonner”, Beacon Press (MA)
“A poor white woman from the South is different than a poor black woman from the South, and has a completely different experience.”

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