“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 is a double-edged sword in that those who are able to carve out their own destiny… — 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
