American history Quote by Jeff Sharlet

“That's religion in America, under constant revision.”

— Jeff Sharlet

“What did “good government” really mean? Langlie and his brotherhood promised an end to political corruption. (There’s no evidence that Langlie ever even took…

— Jeff Sharlet

Elite fundamentalism has always been on the corporate side of things.

— Jeff Sharlet

There are real radical Muslim groups out there that really are pretty villainous. You don't have to make them up.

— Jeff Sharlet

“It's a familiar moment to students of history: the late stage of empire, hairline fractures shooting through the foundations of society. They're like cracks…

— Jeff Sharlet

What the Cold War did was provide a fairly clearly defined enemy and it's easy to organize around that.

— Jeff Sharlet

The Family in particular, but also other really **** conservatives come to call what is "Biblical Capitalism." The idea that capitalism is ordained in…

— Jeff Sharlet

“Like Jerry Falwell and [Tim] LaHaye, [Pat] Robertson is a minister who advocates a Bible-based, pro-family agenda. Robertson, a faith healer, also claims to…

— Jeff Sharlet

Whoever is holding the power says, "Yeah, let's keep things civil and quiet." Whoever's outside say's, "No, I'm not going to keep things civil…

— Jeff Sharlet

“American fundamentalism’s original sentiments were as radically democratic in theory as they have become repressive in practice, its dream not that of Christian theocracy…

— Jeff Sharlet

“To him, homosexuality is only a symbol for what he learned from the Family is a greater plague: government by people, not by God.”

— Jeff Sharlet

You can recruit the populace conservatism for the interests of corporate conservatism that the two things can be married into one unholy union.

— Jeff Sharlet