"By laying the groundwork for a system centered on home ownership rather than the public housing popular in Europe, the New Deal made possible the great postwar housing boom that populated the Sun Belt and boosted millions of Americans into the middle class, where, ironically, they often became Republicans."

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Source : Jonathan Alter (2007). “The Defining Moment: FDR's Hundred Days and the Triumph of Hope”, p.284, Simon and Schuster

Jonathan Alter

#Home Quotes #Europe Quotes #Class Quotes

“The Iraqi people are capable of fighting to the victorious end which God wants... the blood of our martyrs will burn you!”
“Evolved? As a dancer? Me? I donâ€™t fall down as much, unless itâ€™s part of the scripted dance. I donâ€™t step on other peopleâ€™s toes anymore. I think if I started the show a one out of ten dancer, now I am a two and a half.”
“I consider lace to be one of the prettiest imitations ever made of the fantasy of nature”
“We're constantly told that running will ruin our knees and outrage our hearts, but for nearly all of human existence, it was associated with freedom, vitality, and eternal youth.”
“Celebrity hits like a bomb.”
“A GOOD old-fashioned sex tape pretty much guarantees you a star on Hollywood Boulevard.”
“For several years I've been writing 100-word pieces. More recently I've been putting them together in groups of two and three. I don't see them as sequences, but rather as companion pieces, the way that diptychs often work. The idea comes originally from the paintings of Michael Venezia who places blocks of painted wood next to each other. Proximity is a godsend. The quote is from Wallace Stevens.”
“Barack Obama was not born into wealth or privilege, yet today his is president of these United States of America. Barack Obama has lived the American Dream. He has walked in our shoes.”

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