#states

Political corruption, social greed, and Americanized quasi-socialism can ruin even the most wonderful places. California proved that. ↗

— Tiffany Madison

#capitalism #corruption #greed #politics #politics-of-the-united-states

The term propaganda rings melodramatic and exaggerated, but a press that—whether from fear, careerism, or conviction—uncritically recites false government claims and reports them as fact, or treats elected officials with a reverence reserved for royalty, cannot be accurately described as engaged in any other function. ↗

— Glenn Greenwald

#fear #iraq-war #journalism #lies #media

Ask him about the cemeteries, Dean!" In 1966 upon being told that President Charles DeGaulle had taken France out of NATO and that all U.S. troops must be evacuated off of French soil President Lyndon Johnson mentioned to Secretary of State Dean Rusk that he should ask DeGaulle about the Americans buried in France. Dean implied in his answer that that DeGaulle should not really be asked that in the meeting at which point President Johnson then told Secretary of State Dean Rusk: "Ask him about the cemeteries Dean!" That made it into a Presidential Order so he had to ask President DeGaulle. So at end of the meeting Dean did ask DeGaulle if his order to remove all U.S. troops from French soil also included the 60,000+ soldiers buried in France from World War I and World War II. DeGaulle, embarrassed, got up and left and never answered. ↗

— Lyndon B. Johnson

#france #nato #politicians #united-states-of-america #world-war-ii

It is not just for a few states to sit and veto global approvals. ↗

— Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

#global #just #sit #states #veto

I have always seen the United States as a force of good. And I have learned that there is the idealistic part about what we can do at the U.N. and there is a doable part. And I have learned what is more doable. ↗

— Madeleine Albright

#always #force #good #i #i have learned

The greatest thrill in my life was to represent the United States of America. ↗

— Madeleine Albright

#greatest #life #my life #represent #states

I do believe that, under the law, under the Constitution of the United States, and under our public policy, that women deserve and should have a right to enjoy equal employment opportunity. ↗

— Gloria Allred

#constitution #deserve #employment #enjoy #equal

Well, let me just say - I mean, I'm not a person who's going to vote for any of the potential Republican nominees for the presidency of the United States. ↗

— Gloria Allred

#going #i #just #me #mean

The Canadians have managed to live peacefully with their Indians. It is disgrace that the United States has not done the same. ↗

— Stephen Ambrose

#disgrace #done #indians #live #managed

The principle of Sturgeon's Razor states that the simplest answer to any problem is 90% crap. ↗

— Aaron Allston

#any #crap #principle #problem #razor