"A big part of the story is American imperialism, and the flip side of that is the building up of the national security state here at home."

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Peter Kuznick

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“The more that you expect, the less happy you will be-- because if the expectations are realized you won't be grateful”
“A Scot is a man who keeps the Sabbath, and everything else he can lay his hands on.”
“I was not raised with wealth or resources or any social standing to speak of.”
“We are at the very beginning of time for the human race. It is not unreasonable that we grapple with problems. But there are tens of thousands of years in the future. Our responsibility is to do what we can, learn what we can, improve the solutions, and pass them on.”
“I'm a pretty bad liar, and I'm not very good at keeping secrets.”
“The reason they're called the opposite sex is because every time you think you have your wife fooled - it's just the opposite!”
“A government that can at pleasure accuse, shoot, and hang men, as traitors, for the one general offence of refusing to surrender themselves and their property unreservedly to its arbitrary will, can practice any and all special and particular oppressions it pleases.”
“I don't think you're human if you don't get nervous.”

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