"Charles Beard warned us that governments-inc luding the government of the United States-are not neutral, that they represent the dominant economic interests, and that their Constitutions are intended to serve these interests."

-- Howard Zinn

#Government Quotes #United States Quotes #Beard Quotes

“Alas! how deeply painful is all payment!”
“There is no investment you can make which will pay you so well as the effort to scatter sunshine and good cheer through your establishment.”
“I hate the Communists and have for many years and don't feel right about giving up my career to defend them. I will give up my film career if it is in the interests of defending something I believe in, but not this.”

Source : "Arthur Miller's Daughter Humanizes Playwright in New Documentary" by Glenn Garvin, reason.com. March 16, 2018.
“Stories are the reproductive organs of language.”

Source : Robert Bringhurst (2004). “Prosodies of Meaning: Literary Form in Native North America”, University of Manitoba Press
“Most of my lyrics are little stories about my experiences or those of my friends.”
“Content is often the reason users come to your site.”
“Some people have a knack of putting upon you gifts of no real value, to engage you to substantial gratitude. We thank them for nothing.”
“Art and love are the same thing: Itâ€™s the process of seeing yourself in things that are not you.”

Source : Chuck Klosterman (2006). “Killing Yourself to Live: 85% of a True Story”, p.217, Simon and Schuster

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