“ Before Sept. 11, the idea that Americans would voluntarily agree to live their lives under the gaze of a network of biometric surveillance cameras, peering at them in government buildings, shopping ma… Jeffrey Rosen
“ In many ways, the title American is an oxymoron because one may look it on the outside but not feel it on the inside. Ciore Taylor
“ Right now I'm thinking a good deal about emancipation. One of our sins was slavery, another was emancipation. It's a paradox. In theory, emancipation was one of the glories of our democracy - and it w… Shelby Foote
“ According lecture, entire effort United States to incite desire, inflict want, inspire demand. Chuck Palahniuk
“ When I read about the way in which library funds are being cut and cut, I can only think that the door is closing and that American society has found one more way to destroy itself. Isaac Asimov
“ Our current modes of rationality are not moving society forward into a better world. They are taking it further and further from that better world. Since the Renaissance these modes have worked. As lo… Robert M. Pirsig
“ [T]here is both an intrinsic and instrumental value to privacy. Intrinsically, privacy is precious to the extent that it is a component of a liberty. Part of citizenship in a free society is the expec… John W. Whitehead
“ I want to say before I go on that I have never previously told anyone my sordid past in detail. I haven't done it now to sound as though I might be proud of how bad, how evil, I was.But people are alw… Malcolm X
“ The tension between people is palpable, and the ideal of what it means to be and look American becomes a preoccupation to folks around the country, including me. Raquel Cepeda
“ Differences simply act as a yarn of curiosity unraveling until we get to the other side. Ciore Taylor
“ I am living in world full of lost hope and discrimination. I am living a life in which social equality does not exist and I am not sure that it ever can, or if once upon a time it ever did. Ciore Taylor
“ Sometimes, the reason that people don’t get along is because they feel that their role is to be selfish or submissive—not understanding that American simply means understanding who we are so that we c… Ciore Taylor
“ It’s unfortunate really—how everyone can live on the same soil yet not even know the first thing about their neighbors. Ciore Taylor
“ Reality tries to disguise the fact that this society neglects to provide equal opportunity established by God and clarified in the Constitution. Whether equal opportunity is given to an individual or… Ciore Taylor
“ My skin is beautiful but it also serves as a huge barrier for so many opportunities that I want to pursue in life. Ciore Taylor
“ American can mean anything you want it to mean. It can mean that you live in America. It can mean that you are privileged. Being American can also mean that you are diverse. In many ways, the title Am… Ciore Taylor
“ American culture has regressed because of contemporary society’s glorification of making a good living and spending free time in media activities rather than constantly devoting themselves to a learni… Kilroy J. Oldster
