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America Quotes by Stephen Kinzer
- No offense to Iceland, but Latin America is where the fugitive leaker Edward Snowden should settle.
- As British and French imperialism ebbed following the end of the Second World War, America became the main outside player in Arab affairs.
- During the Cold War, America took sides not only in disputes between Arab countries, but also in debates within them.
- The two largest oil-producing countries in Latin America, Mexico and Venezuela, sold petroleum to Nicaragua at concessional rates for several years beginning in 1980. The…
- During the late 1970s and early 1980s, Latin America moved decisively away from military rule and toward civilian democracy.
- By the late 1970s, repression and economic chaos were causing increasing unrest throughout Latin America. Army strongmen were forced to cede power in Peru, Argentina,…
- Successive American presidents have turned a blind eye to piles of evidence that Saudi money is being used to foment holy war against America.
More America Quotes
- I guess I wanted to leave America for awhile. It wasn't that I wanted to become an expatriate, or just never come… — Paul Auster
- What is going on in America is extreme. The youth cult, they worship youth so much it's almost paranoid. And LA is… — Billie Joe Armstrong
- My Latin temper blows up pretty fast, but it goes down just as fast. Maybe that's why you seldom hear of ulcers… — Desi Arnaz
- When bright young minds can't afford college, America pays the price. — Arthur Ashe
- Today, the Iraqi citizen sees that America is coming and wants to occupy his country and kill him, and he is willing… — Bashar al-Assad
- Is there an equality of power between America and Iraq? Definitely not; however, the Iraqi people are standing fast and are defending… — Bashar al-Assad
- There's no lack of writers writing novels in America, about America. Therefore, it seems to me it would be wasteful for me… — Chinua Achebe
- God bless the USA, so large, so friendly, and so rich. — Wystan Hugh Auden
- You know there are no secrets in America. It's quite different in England, where people think of a secret as a shared… — Wystan Hugh Auden
- A tremendous number of people in America work very hard at something that bores them. Even a rich man thinks he has… — Wystan Hugh Auden
- It's frightening how easy it is to commit murder in America. Just a drink too much. I can see myself doing it.… — Wystan Hugh Auden
- If I can procure three hundred good substantial names of persons, or bodies, or institutions, I cannot fail to do well for… — John James Audubon