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I don't like political poetry, and I don't write it. If this question was pointing towards that, I think it is missing the point of the American tradition, which is always apolitical, even when the poetry comes out of politically active writers. ↗

— Diane Wakoski

#always #american #american tradition #apolitical #comes

An auctioneer is such a uniquely American thing. I keep thinking in my head, perhaps it's not as American as I think, but it feels so Southern. It feels so American. Like, hundreds of years of American tradition is involved in it. ↗

— Jack White

#american tradition #feels #head #hundreds #i

As costs mount, in lives and dollars, it is natural to second guess, but one lesson I hope we have learned is that the U.S. cannot go it alone in a policy that leaves American troops taking all the risk and American taxpayers paying all of the costs. ↗

— John Spratt

#american #american taxpayers #american troops #cannot #costs

The only way to be true to our American tradition is to maintain absolute governmental neutrality regarding religious beliefs and practices. ↗

— Bill Bradley

#american #american tradition #be true #beliefs #governmental

The American taxpayer should not be treated more shabbily than debtors from other nations and we should be encouraging other nations to help rebuild Iraq's economy. ↗

— Hillary Clinton

#american taxpayer #debtors #economy #encouraging #help

Conventional wisdom holds that setting a timetable for getting American troops out of Iraq would be a mistake. ↗

— Nick Clooney

#american troops #conventional #conventional wisdom #getting #holds

The presence of American troops is fueling the insurgency in Iraq, as acknowledged by General Casey and numerous other experts, and is helping terrorist recruiters build their numbers across the globe. ↗

— John Conyers

#across #american #american troops #build #casey

Aquatic invasive species are destroying the environment, damaging fisheries, and costing American taxpayers billions of dollars annually. ↗

— John M. McHugh

#american taxpayers #annually #billions #costing #damaging

But recently it seems that each time I vote, I am being asked to compromise my conservative ideals and my commitment to the American taxpayer simply for the benefit of political gain. ↗

— Jeff Miller

#american #american taxpayer #asked #being #benefit

Most of my life I was occupied with American television and American food. My ethnicity was my choice. It still is. ↗

— Isaac Mizrahi

#american television #choice #ethnicity #food #i