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"If the terriers and bariffs are torn down, this economy will grow.
"If the terriers and bariffs are torn down, this economy will grow.
All language reflects the prejudices of the society in which it evolved.
All language reflects the prejudices of the society in which it evolved.
The most important things are the hardest to say, because words diminish them
The most important things are the hardest to say, because words diminish them
When the Oakies left Oklahoma and moved to California, it raised the I.Q. of both states.
When the Oakies left Oklahoma and moved to California, it raised the I.Q. of both states.
Words are the leaves of the tree of language, of which, if some fall away, a new succession takes their read more
Words are the leaves of the tree of language, of which, if some fall away, a new succession takes their place.
The language of truth is unadorned and always simple.
The language of truth is unadorned and always simple.
Americans play to win at all times. I wouldn't give a hoot and hell for a man who lost and read more
Americans play to win at all times. I wouldn't give a hoot and hell for a man who lost and laughed. That's why Americans have never lost nor ever lose a war.
By the age of six the average child will have completed the basic American education.... From television, the child will read more
By the age of six the average child will have completed the basic American education.... From television, the child will have learned how to pick a lock, commit a fairly elaborate bank holdup, prevent wetness all day long, get the laundry twice as white, and kill people with a variety of sophisticated armaments.
What the United States does best is to understand itself. What it does worst is understand others.
What the United States does best is to understand itself. What it does worst is understand others.
