“We need to stop thinking that some Americans are the real Americans, the deserving, the talented, the most patriotic and hardworking, while others can be dismissed as less deserving of the American dream.” — Nancy Isenberg Copy Share Image
“Slaves.” As one of his loudest critics exclaimed in 1776, “Such was the language of the humane Mr. Locke!” Nor was this surprising. For… — Nancy Isenberg Copy Share Image
“Many people----women especially----remain trapped in the poverty into which they were born. The successful person from this background is the exception. The American dream… — Nancy Isenberg Copy Share Image
“We need to stop thinking that some Americans are the real Americans, the deserving, the talented, the most patriotic and hardworking, while others can… — Nancy Isenberg Copy Share Image
“Moved by the need for control, for an unchallenged top tier, the power elite in American history has thrived by placating the vulnerable and… — Nancy Isenberg Copy Share Image
“When you turn an election into a three-ring circus, there’s always a chance that the dancing bear will win.40” — Nancy Isenberg Copy Share Image
“Poor whites are still taught to hate—but not to hate those who are keeping them in line. Lyndon Johnson knew this when he quipped,… — Nancy Isenberg Copy Share Image
“Lyndon Johnson knew this when he quipped, “If you can convince the lowest white man he’s better than the best colored man, he won’t… — Nancy Isenberg Copy Share Image
“When Winthrop defended the colony, he wanted to create a religious community that would be saved from the “corrupted” bastions of learning, Oxford and… — Nancy Isenberg Copy Share Image
