"Every monument of civilization is a monument of barbarism"

-- Walter Benjamin

#Inspirational Quotes #Civilization Quotes #Barbarism Quotes

“Don't call me Alessandro, or this could get ugly. Oh, then may I call you Alice?”
“The true measure of a personâ€™s character is how one handles oneâ€™s failures, not successes.”
“If you label me, you negate me?”
“The Bill of Rights existed long before President Obama was elected, and as long as Iâ€™m a U.S. Senator, I will fight to protect the basic rights and liberties that belong to all of us as American citizens.”
“Drugs were pretty easy to quit taking. I was never addicted to anything to begin with. But then, liquor - I had to wait about another six years before I finally got around to quitting that. I'm sure glad I did.”
“Nothing drives your opponents more crazy than being utterly reasonable. And nothing makes demonizing or delegitimizing your opponents easier than letting them shriek unreasonable things for you. The Republicans need to get back to being the party that elicits unreasonable shrieking from their opponents. Not the other way around.”
“I rap for listeners, blunt heads, fly ladies and prisoners”
“The Forgotten Man... works, he votes, generally he prays-but he always pays-yes, above all, he pays. He does not want an office; his name never gets into the newspaper except when he gets married or dies. He keeps production going on.... He does not frequent the grocery or talk politics at the tavern. Consequently, he is forgotten.... All the burdens fall on him, or on her, for it is time to remember that the Forgotten Man is not seldom a woman.”

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