#ric

One of the consequences of the Iranian revolution has been an explosion of history. A country once known only from British consular reports and intrepid travelogues is now awash with historical documents, letters, diaries, grainy video, weblogs and secret police files of questionable authenticity. ↗

— James Buchan

#awash #been #british #consequences #consular

No one has deputized America to play Wyatt Earp to the world. ↗

— Pat Buchanan

#play #world

Back in the thirties we were told we must collectivize the nation because the people were so poor. Now we are told we must collectivize the nation because the people are so rich. ↗

— William F. Buckley, Jr.

#because #must #nation #now #people

The rich are always going to say that, you know, just give us more money and we'll go out and spend more and then it will all trickle down to the rest of you. But that has not worked the last 10 years, and I hope the American public is catching on. ↗

— Warren Buffett

#american #american public #catching #down #give

An important aspect of the current situation is the strong social reaction against suggestions that the home language of African American children be used in the first steps of learning to read and write. ↗

— William Labov

#african american #against #american #american children #aspect

I think the most important factor in getting out of the recession actually is just the regenerative capacity of - of American capitalism. ↗

— Warren Buffett

#american #capacity #capitalism #factor #getting

It's never paid to bet against America. We come through things, but its not always a smooth ride. ↗

— Warren Buffett

#always #america #bet #come #never

It was OK for the media to pursue Former President Clinton year after year for lying about a private, consensual sexual affair, but we have five justices who committed one of the biggest crimes in American History, and it ceased to be a big story. ↗

— Vincent Bugliosi

#affair #after #american #american history #big

Emmy Lou Harris introduced me to the work of the Vietnam Veterans of America foundation and the Campaign for a Land Mine Free World. ↗

— Mary Chapin Carpenter

#campaign #emmy #foundation #free #free world

I've been impressed, over the last 15 years, with how often the somewhat conspiratorial comments of Haitian villagers have been proven to be correct when the historical record is probed carefully. ↗

— Paul Farmer

#carefully #comments #conspiratorial #correct #haitian