"if we center our lives on BMWs, RVs, VCRs, PCs and the other acronyms of consumerism, we cannot expect our children to do otherwise."

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Source : Johnnetta B. Cole (2011). “Conversations: Straight Talk with America's Sister President”, p.9, Anchor

Johnnetta B. Cole

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“The cocktail party is probably America's greatest contribution to the world of entertaining.”

Source : Martha Stewart, Elizabeth Hawes (1982). “Entertaining”, Clarkson Potter
“The democrats think that as they are equal they ought to be equal in all things.”
“The long-term goal of Christians in politics should be to gain exclusive control over the franchise. Those who refuse to submit publicly to the eternal sanctions of God by submitting to His Church's public marks of the covenant-baptism and holy communion-must be denied citizenship.”

Source : Gary North (1989). “Political polytheism: the myth of pluralism”, Inst for Christian Economics
“It is of first-class importance that our answer to the Riddle of the Sphinx should be in step with how we conduct our civilisation, and this should in turn be in step with the actual workings of living systems.”
“Lois and Alexander are by far the most beautiful creatures in the class; their beauty is like the beauty of plants, seemingly untroubled by vanity, anxiety or effort.”
“Sex sells, unless you're dehydrated in which case you'd be much more likely to purchase water.”
“I realized that democracy is indivisible, or rather, that freedom is indivisible. There are many clown-democracies in the Arab world, which have nothing to do with freedom.”
“We know when we use the full talents of our population we're more productive. And we know that when people really feel like they can have flexible lives, they're better employees.”

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