Category Archives: Quotable Notables

Quotable: Manuel Zelaya on Fidel Castro

Posted on June 3, 2009 by Sabina Becker

“The Cold War ended today. Fidel Castro said more than 40 years ago that history would absolve him, and history absolved him.”Manuel Zelaya, president of Honduras, at the OAS today

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Quotable: Jean Raison on Voltaire

Posted on May 28, 2009 by Sabina Becker

“Sir, ‘I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it’ was said not by a Frenchman but by an Englishwoman; it is not a genuine quotation from Voltaire but an imaginary … Continue reading →

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Quotable: Steve Benen on Karl Rove

Posted on April 26, 2009 by Sabina Becker

“You see, in Rove World, the way to avoid becoming a banana republic is to have a chief executive who ignores the rule of law. Then, the chief executive is replaced, and his/her successor must ensure there are no consequences … Continue reading →

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Quotable: Matt Taibbi on the US peasant mentality

Posted on April 16, 2009 by Sabina Becker

“But actual rich people can’t ever be the target. It’s a classic peasant mentality: going into fits of groveling and bowing whenever the master’s carriage rides by, then fuming against the Turks in Crimea or the Jews in the Pale … Continue reading →

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Quotable: George Monbiot on the end of corporate impunity

Posted on April 14, 2009 by Sabina Becker

“For two centuries corporations and governments from the rich world have treated the people they encounter overseas as nothing but obstacles to the extraction of resources, who — when they could not be enslaved to assist that work — had … Continue reading →

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Quotable: Helen Keller on socialism

Posted on April 9, 2009 by Sabina Becker

“How did I become a Socialist? By reading. The first book I read was Wells’ New World for Old. I read it on Mrs. Macy’s recommendation. She was attracted by its imaginative quality, and hoped that its electric style might … Continue reading →

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Quotable: Jon Stewart on Rush Limbaugh’s tax-evading move

Posted on April 6, 2009 by Sabina Becker

“For years, New Yorkers have done everything in our power to get this guy to leave town. We’ve passed laws making it tougher for hot dog vendors to sell along the streets, we hold gay pride parades — there are … Continue reading →

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Quotable: Larry Flynt on Dana Perino

Posted on March 17, 2009 by Sabina Becker

“Whether or not the rumors are true that Perino is a Washington pass-around, she’s perfect for spewing regurgitated Bush-Cheney shit. At an earlier job, she reportedly hung a Dick Cheney poster on a wall, with that Halliburton zombie in a … Continue reading →

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Quotable: Daniel Sinker on Jon Stewart vs. the “journalists”

Posted on March 16, 2009 by Sabina Becker

“When we can’t compete with a comic in terms of speaking truth to power, then it’s more clear than ever that journalism in the US has lost its way. It comes as no surprise then when, as newspapers crumble around … Continue reading →

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Quotable: Chavecito on feminism

Posted on March 12, 2009 by Sabina Becker

“Without the true liberation of women the full liberation of people is impossible and I am convinced that an authentic socialist should be also an authentic feminist.”–Hugo Chávez, in his weekly column

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