"My favorite forgotten President in American history is James Buchanan, who in defending really robust and sharp-elbowed debates said, "I like the noise of democracy. I like the sound of people in the streets making noise.""

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Source : Source: bigthink.com

Jeff Sharlet

#People Quotes #President Quotes #Democracy Quotes

“X-Men is not a story about superheroes, but a story about the ongoing revolutionary struggle between good/new and bad/old. The X-Men are every rebel teenager wanting to change the world and make it better. Humanity is every adult, clinging to the past, trying to destroy the future even as he places all his hopes there.”
“Sweden is a small country, and a Swedish writer can barely make a living as an author. We were able to quit our jobs as journalists only after we had been translated into, among others, German.”
“Claim whatever you want. Say you only want a happy family or a successful career or a big house. I say: no, that's not what you want. You'll settle for those things, but you really want a monkey that does your evil bidding. Pullman is a genius just for this.”
“I am the hero of Africa.”

Source : Attributed in "Simpson's Contemporary Quotations" by James Beasley Simpson, (p. 1), 1988.
“In political life, it is extremely difficult to remain loyal to a friendship when constellations of power or interests are in the way.”
“If you want what's in the package you should at least know how to get the string off, is what I say.”
“In Czechoslovakia there is no such thing as freedom of the press. In the United States there is no such thing as freedom from the press.”
“I act probably a lot more than you see. I happen to choose movies that don't have much of a life, or I choose movies that are shown on cable instead of as features”

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