There is, perhaps, no class of men on the face of the earth, says Captain Bonneville, who lead a life of more continued exertion, peril, and excitement, and who are more enamored of their occupations,...
I sometimes think that the saving grace of America lies in the fact that the overwhelming majority of Americans are possessed of two great qualities- a sense of humor and a sense of proportion.
One can find a squalid America as easily as a scenic America; a bitter, hopeless America as easily as the confident America of polyethylene wrapping, new cars, and camping trips in the summer.
It would take six months to get to Mars if you go there slowly, with optimal energy cost. Then it would take eighteen months for the planets to realign. Then it would take six months to get back, thou...
America - a great social and economic experiment, noble in motive and far-reaching in purpose.
You can not fight "RACISM" when the "MIND" is weak. You can't fight "INJUSTICE" or "CORRUPTION" when you're not a true follower of your soul. You can't fight "OPPRESSION" when you "THINK" and "ACT" li...
Being an American is about having the right to be who you are. Sometimes that doesn't happen.
While the post-Civil War southerners were pushing as fast as they could into the New South, were grasping Yankee dollars with enthusiasm, they purified their motives in the well of Lost Causism. Polit...
With production alone as the goal, industry in North America was dominated by the assembly line, standardization for mass consumption.
Americans live not by facts, but by a lengthy list of myths.
I look forward to an America which will not be afraid of grace and beauty
A core part of Teach For America's mission has always been affecting positive change in the traditional public school system.
If America runs on Dunkin', do I detect a slight limp?
American consumers benefit from disparity & exploitation. I benefit from disparity & exploitation & so does my family. there is no way to be a consumer in this country without causing pain" --casey gr...
...am so deeply impressed with the fair mindedness and tolerance of the American people...
America: It's like Britain, only with buttons.
For most Americans, our most precious possession is citizenship in this amazing country.
If the United States of America or Britain is having elections, they don't ask for observers from Africa or from Asia. But when we have elections, they want observers.
This is the basis, and I am not being tried for whether I am a Communist, I am being tried for fighting for the right of my people, who are still second-class citizens in this United States of America
A person has to ignore the larger social, economic, political, and religious climate of early North American colonialism to advance the Christian nation myth.