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Americanism Quotes (page 17)

Dan Aykroyd quote: "American Society for Psychical Research Journals were all..."
American Society for Psychical Research Journals were all around the house when I was a kid. Dan Aykroyd
American people have the ability to laugh at themselves. It is one of the things that makes this country the great country that it is. Desi Arnaz
John Amery quote: "American troops have not only occupied Ulster but are arriving..."
American troops have not only occupied Ulster but are arriving in increasing numbers in England. John Amery
Stephen Ambrose quote: "American is the first democratic nation-state."
American is the first democratic nation-state. Stephen Ambrose
Stephen Ambrose quote: "American corporations hate to give away money."
American corporations hate to give away money. Stephen Ambrose
Americans have always evinced some distrust of government, but the current situation has exacerbated this to a degree that may be unprecedented. Eric Alterman
Eric Alterman quote: "American journalists tend to treat inequality as a fact of..."
American journalists tend to treat inequality as a fact of life. But it needn't be. Eric Alterman
American society is a sort of flat, fresh-water pond which absorbs silently, without reaction, anything which is thrown into it. Henry B. Adams
Paula Abdul quote: "'American Idol' has taken over my whole life."
'American Idol' has taken over my whole life. Paula Abdul
No, I’m not an American. I’m one of 22 million black people who are the victims of Americanism. One of the … victims of democracy, nothing but disguised hypocrisy. So I’m not standing here speaking to you as an American, or a patriot, or a flag-saluter, or a flag-waver – no, not I! I’m speaking as a victim of this American system. I don’t see any American dream; I see an American nightmare! Malcolm X
... the connection between imperial politics and culture is astonishingly direct. American attitudes to American "greatness", to hierarchies of race, to the perils of "other" revolutions (the American revolution being considered unique and somehow unrepeatable anywhere else in the world) have remained constant, have dictated, have obscured, the realities of empire, while apologists for overseas American interests have insisted on American innocence, doing good, fighting for freedom. Edward Said
And when I speak, I don't speak as a Democrat. Or a Republican. Nor an American. I speak as a victim of America's so-called democracy. You and I have never seen democracy - all we've seen is hypocrisy. When we open our eyes today and look around America, we see America not through the eyes of someone who has enjoyed the fruits of Americanism. We see America through the eyes of someone who has been the victim of Americanism. We don't see any American dream. We've experienced only the American... Malcolm X
It seems that American patriotism measures itself against an outcast group. The right Americans are the right Americans because they're not like the wrong Americans, who are not really Americans. Eric Hobsbawm
Among those best known, their highest ambition is to build American homes, possess American furniture, dress in American clothes, adopt the American style of living and be American citizens. Sheldon Jackson
The administration says the American people want tax cuts. Well, duh. The American people also want drive-through nickel beer night. The American people want to lose weight by eating ice cream. The American people love the Home Shopping Network because it's commercial-free. Will Durst

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