#eric

The political lesson of Watergate is this: Never again must America allow an arrogant, elite guard of political adolescents to by-pass the regular party organization and dictate the terms of a national election. ↗

— Gerald R. Ford

#allow #america #arrogant #dictate #election

In dealing with the China problem, the British and American side, which had particularly strong interests in China, should have based its judgments about the origins of the problem on direct observation of the actual circumstances at the time. ↗

— Hideki Tojo

#actual #american #based #british #china

I've always thought that if Israel really wanted to solve the problem, they'd just start tomorrow and push right to the Jordan River, and anything in their way goes. They don't need America or someone else to help. ↗

— Bruce Dern

#america #anything #else #goes #help

The demand for beef in Canada remains strong because I think people in America, in North America, know that we have a very strong food safety system and that our food is safe to eat. ↗

— Ann Veneman

#because #beef #canada #demand #eat

I believe in the America people's ability to govern themselves. If government would just get out of the way and allow them to lead their lives as they choose, they will succeed. ↗

— Jesse Ventura

#allow #america #believe #choose #get

Yes, but another writer I read in high school who just knocked me out was Theodore Dreiser. I read An American Tragedy all in one weekend and couldn't put it down - I locked myself in my room. Now that was antithetical to every other book I was reading at the time because Dreiser really had no style, but it was powerful. ↗

— Joan Didion

#another #antithetical #because #book #down

There's something about an American soldier you can't explain. They're so grateful for anything, even a film actress coming to see them. ↗

— Marlene Dietrich

#actress #american #anything #coming #even

We've always been involved with America - I have a son who lives there and it's a big part of my life. ↗

— Colin Firth

#america #been #big #i #involved

I think the composer and production staff of an opera have a real responsibility to use visual elements of all kinds to make clear to the American audience, at any rate, exactly what is going on. ↗

— John Eaton

#american audience #any #audience #clear #composer

No American soldier should be allowed to set foot on Iranian soil, regardless of the criticism we have of the Iranian government. ↗

— Shirin Ebadi

#american #criticism #foot #government #iranian