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American politics1 quote
Third parties are like bees. Once they have stung, they die. — Richard Hofstadter · 1955Anti-war1 quote
I renounce war for its consequences, for the lies it lives on and propagates, for the undying hatred it arouses, for the dictatorships it puts in the place of democracy, for the starvation that stalks after it. — Harry Emerson Fosdick · 1933Art1 quote
Fine art can only be defined as exclusive, negative, absolute and timeless. It is not practical, useful, related, applicable, or subservient to anything else. — Ad Reinhardt · 1957Consequences of war1 quote
I renounce war for its consequences, for the lies it lives on and propagates, for the undying hatred it arouses, for the dictatorships it puts in the place of democracy, for the starvation that stalks after it. — Harry Emerson Fosdick · 1933Conspiracy theories1 quote
The distinguishing thing about the paranoid style is not that its exponents see conspiracies or plots here and there in history, but that they regard a "vast" or "gigantic" conspiracy as the motive force in historical events. History is a conspiracy, set in motion by demonic forces of almost trancendent power, and what is felt to be needed to defeat it is no the usual methods of political give and take, but an all-out crusade. — Richard Hofstadter · 1964Facing one's fears1 quote
Stand before the people you fear and speak your mind-even if your voice shakes. — Maggie Kuhn · 1991History1 quote
It would be nice to forget history, but we do it at our peril. — Lucille Clifton · 2007Learning from the past1 quote
It would be nice to forget history, but we do it at our peril. — Lucille Clifton · 2007Nature of art1 quote
Fine art can only be defined as exclusive, negative, absolute and timeless. It is not practical, useful, related, applicable, or subservient to anything else. — Ad Reinhardt · 1957Political theory1 quote
Third parties are like bees. Once they have stung, they die. — Richard Hofstadter · 1955Speaking up1 quote
Stand before the people you fear and speak your mind-even if your voice shakes. — Maggie Kuhn · 1991War1 quote
I renounce war for its consequences, for the lies it lives on and propagates, for the undying hatred it arouses, for the dictatorships it puts in the place of democracy, for the starvation that stalks after it. — Harry Emerson Fosdick · 1933