"America: It's like Britain, only with buttons."

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Ringo Starr

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“The leading student of business propaganda, Australian social scientist Alex Carey, argues persuasively that â€œthe 20th century has been characterized by three developments of great political importance: the growth of democracy, the growth of corporate power, and the growth of corporate propaganda as a means of protecting corporate power against democracy.”
“It's businesses versus big government. We don't need big government. We need a more efficient, lean government, and that's exactly the kind of government we intend to deliver.”
“Lovin' you has made my life so beautiful And every day of my life is filled with lovin' you Lovin' you I see your soul come shining through And every time that we ooooh I'm more in love with you”
“Wrapped in his sad-colored cloak, the Day, like a Puritan, standeth Stern in the joyless fields, rebuking the lingering color,-- Dying hectic of leaves and the chilly blue of the asters,-- Hearing, perchance, the croak of a crow on the desolate tree-top.”
“Some say the world will end in fire, Some say in ice. From what I've tasted of desire, I hold with those who favor fire. But if it had to perish twice I think I know enough of hate To say that for destruction ice Is also great And would suffice.”
“only when we have a respect for time will we have learned something of the art of living.”

Source : Jacqueline Winspear (2003). “Maisie Dobbs”, p.154, Soho Press
“If the American people really come to a settled belief that Bush lied us into war, his presidency will be over.”
“I certainly don't see the humour in my work as something that detracts from its seriousness. It's just a way of making difficult messages more palatable.”

Source : "Interview with Patricia Piccinini and Peter Hennessey". Interview With Daniel Palmer, www.patriciapiccinini.net. 2001.

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