"The moral and social aspiration proper to American life is, of course, the aspiration vaguely described by the word democratic; and the actual achievement of the American nation points towards an adequate and fruitful definition of the democratic ideal."

-- Herbert Croly

#Swag Quotes #Achievement Quotes #Adequate Quotes

“I was irrevocably betrothed to laughter, the sound of which has always seemed to me the most civilised music in the world.”
“An idea is an eye given by God for the seeing of God. Some of these eyes we cannot bear to look out of; we blind them as quickly as possible.”

Source : Russell Hoban (2012). “Pilgermann”, p.99, Bloomsbury Publishing
“when the sense of justice seeks to express itself quite outside the regular channels of established government, it has set forth on a dangerous journey inevitably ending in disaster ...”
“I've never quite understood the idea of a "season." Whenever an artistic director says to me, 'I have this slot,' I always start to feel we're parking cars or something.”
“Someone described Providence as the baptismal name of chance; no doubt some pious person will retort that chance is the nickname of Providence.”
“I have a recurring daymare that when the Glorious People's SWAT Teams smash their way in, most of us by which I mean members of the general freedom movement will be caught flatfooted, sitting in our underwear behind our computer monitors, guzzling Jolt and gorging on Cheetos, while arguing with our friends and enemies online about immigration or abortion, two of the issues that the Lefties know they can always rely on to keep that general freedom movement divided and powerless.”
“My name has opened doors and slammed doors shut.”
“In this mirror, I am enclosed a live and real as you. Imagine angels and not like the reflections.”

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