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In 1904 Roosevelt pronounced what has come to be known as the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine. It mandated that any nation engaged in "chronic wrong-doing"—that is, did anything to threaten perceived US economic or political interests—would be disciplined militarily by the United States, which was to serve as an "international police power."8
~ Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
The late Native historian Jack Forbes always stressed that while living persons are not responsible for what their ancestors did, they are responsible for the society they live in, which is a product of that past. Assuming this responsibility provides a means of survival and liberation. Everyone and everything in the world is affected, for the most part negatively, by US dominance and intervention, often violently through direct military means or through proxies. It is an urgent concern.
~ Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
All good people agree, And all good people say, All nice people, like Us, are We And every one else is They: But if you cross over the sea, Instead of over the way, You may end by (think of it!) looking on We As only a sort of They!
~ Rudyard Kipling
Deadly Beliefs Chapter 14 |Mifflintown, Pennsylvania – February 2, 2015 "All the people like us are We, and everyone else is They.
~ Rudyard Kipling
And one of the most serious things for me has been the understanding that the Universe is not that interested in punishing us. Every move we make is simply part of its reflection.
~ Alice Walker
The problem, kid," Shorty said, "is there is no one on either side of the fence keeping measurements about what you do. God is an idea, and the devil is us.
~ Joe Lansdale
First John 4:10 says, "This is real love—not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son as a sacrifice to take away our sins.
~ Joel Osteen
Mexico is not deciding this policy . . . This war, this criminalization strategy, is imposed by the U.S. government.
~ Johann Hari
Most of us dont live lives that lend themselves to novelistic expression, because our lives are so fragmented.
~ Tobias Wolff
I have never believed that there is a secret United Nations plot to take over the US... But, for the first time in my life, I think the formation of some sort of world government is plausible.
~ Gideon Rachman
the ridiculous things you see on American films, from which good Lord deliver us!
~ E. Charles Vivian
Naturally, the president, as a US citizen, cannot be removed from the country. Nor can the president, who is the country's chief executive, be restricted from access to classified information or provided with falsified information.
~ Asha Rangappa
What makes Shakespeare eternal is his grasp of psychology. He knew how to nail stuff about us as human beings.
~ Martin Freeman
The whole purpose of Russian propaganda is to show that the U.S. and U.S. politics is filled with hubris and hypocrisy and to show it is not better than anyone else.
~ Fiona Hill
The pandemic, first and foremost, I think had an effect on all of us in different ways, and coming here to the Olympics is something that we've all pushed and strived to do.
~ Stephanie Labbe
We have been influenced by you in the U.S. a lot. Not because anybody exerted pressure on us - if anyone puts pressure on us, we go the other way. But if you put a movie in the cinema and I watch it, I will be influenced.
~ Mohammad bin Salman
I grew up in China, but I live in the U.S. and I want my children to understand what's going on over there. They ask me sometimes, 'Are we Chinese or Australians?' My family are in L.A., New York and China, and they have the freedom to go back and forth, which is really, really nice.
~ Wendi Deng Murdoch
The U.S. and European markets have become mature, profit margins are lower, and equipment isn't so new. Because profits are relatively low, it limits the willingness of companies to invest in newer equipment.
~ Zong Qinghou
Israel's willingness to cooperate closely with the U.S. in protecting American interests in the region altered her image in the eyes of many officials in Washington.
~ Yitzhak Rabin
There is no question that the benefits of a permanent, robust trading partnership between the U.S. and the E.U. are a rare example of a win-win for both parties.
~ Joe Kaeser
The Green Berets of U.S. Special Forces 5th Group - known as 'the Legion' - who led the anti-Taliban campaign represent a textbook case of a successful Special Forces campaign.
~ Peter Bergen
I am pleased to launch the Friends of Thailand Caucus in the U.S. House of Representatives.
~ Jim Ramstad
I can't do theatre in the US,' she says, 'because I don't have a green card.
~ Jacqueline McKenzie
I did theatre in the U.S. because there, content-wise, it's very light. In India, theatre tends to get preachy.
~ Vir Das