Category Archives: Quotable Notables

Quotable: Eric Fair on torture and its consequences

Posted on February 10, 2007 by Sabina Becker

“American authorities continue to insist that the abuse of Iraqi prisoners at Abu Ghraib was an isolated incident in an otherwise well-run detention system. That insistence, however, stands in sharp contrast to my own experiences as an interrogator in Iraq. … Continue reading →

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Quotable: Molly Ivins’ famous last (published) words

Posted on January 31, 2007 by Sabina Becker

“We are the people who run this country.We are the deciders. And every single day,every single one of us needs to step outsideand take some action to help stop this war.”—Molly Ivins, sorely and sadly missed

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Quotable: General Sherman on the hell of war

Posted on January 9, 2007 by Sabina Becker

“I confess, without shame, that I am sick and tired of fighting–its glory is all moonshine; even success the most brilliant is over dead and mangled bodies, with the anguish and lamentations of distant families, appealing to me for sons, … Continue reading →

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Quotable: John Stuart Mill on predator capitalism

Posted on January 6, 2007 by Sabina Becker

“I confess that I am not charmed with the ideal of life held out by those who think that the normal state of human beings is that of struggling to get on; that the trampling, crushing, elbowing, and treading on … Continue reading →

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Quotable: Adolf Hitler, closet American

Posted on January 3, 2007 by Sabina Becker

“Above all, it is the young who succumb to this magic. They experience the triumph of the motorcar with the full temperment of their impressionable hearts. It must be seen as a sign of the invigorating power of our people … Continue reading →

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Quotable: Henry Kissinger and Lily Tomlin on power as an aphrodisiac

Posted on December 29, 2006 by Sabina Becker

“Power is the best aphrodisiac.” –Henry Kissinger“Just look at the carpet-bombing of Cambodia to see what it took for him to get it up…” –Lily Tomlin(What a pity Viagra was not on the market yet during those days. Could have … Continue reading →

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Quotable: Tommy Douglas on internal espionage

Posted on December 25, 2006 by Sabina Becker

“Setting people to spy on one another is not the way to protect freedom.”–Tommy Douglas, Greatest Canadian and victim of RCMP spying

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Quotable: Dubya on how truly human he isn’t

Posted on December 15, 2006 by Sabina Becker

“I must tell you, I’m sleeping a lot better than people would assume.”–George W. Bush, cold-blooded mass murderer, trying hard to improve his image

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Quotable: John Ball on southern racism

Posted on December 4, 2006 by Sabina Becker

Sam thought carefully for a minute before he asked his next question. “Virgil, I’m going to ask you something you aren’t going to like. But I want to know. How did they happen to take you? No, that isn’t what … Continue reading →

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Quotable: Michael McCaughan and Che Guevara on class myths

Posted on November 29, 2006 by Sabina Becker

“All across Latin America the poor majority have been conditioned to view their social status as the inevitable outcome of a free, competitive society where winners and losers rub shoulders with no hard feelings. The occasional rags-to-riches story is presented … Continue reading →

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