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Category Archives: Quotes
Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Second Bill of Rights
It was January 11, 1944, in the middle of WWII, when President Franklin D. Roosevelt enunciated this new bill of rights for industrialized America. FDR unfortunately died in April, 1945, before the war ended and these rights could be enacted. President Obama … Continue reading
Posted in Democrats, Obama, Politics, Progressives, Quotes, Video
Tagged 1944, FDR, January 11, Obama, Second Bill of Rights
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Today’s Quote: Reality and Satire
“If you describe things as better than they are, you are considered to be a romantic; if you describe things as worse than they are, you will be called a realist; and if you describe things exactly as they are, … Continue reading
Today’s Quote-to-Quote: Maintaining Danger for Profit
“If the people are not convinced [that America is in serious danger] it would be impossible for Congress to vote the vast sums now being spent to avert danger. With the support of public opinion, as marshaled by the press, … Continue reading
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Tagged Corporations, Dresden James, False Danger, General Electric CEO, Marie Beyle, Michael Lerner, Military Industrial Complex, Pentagon, Quotes
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Today’s Quote: Mark Twain on Politics and Commerce
“The political and commercial morals of the United States are not merely food for laughter, they are an entire banquet.” — Mark Twain, from “Mark Twain in Eruption.” [Not much has changed in the 101 years since Twain’s death.]