William Blum Famous Quotes & Sayings

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The leaders of the empire, the imperial mafia-George W. Bush, Donald Rumsfeld, Richard Cheney, Colin Powell, Condoleezza Rice, Paul Wolfowitz, Richard Perle, et al ... are as fanatic and as fundamentalist as Osama bin Laden. — William Blum

William Blum Sayings By William Blum: The leaders of the empire, the imperial mafia-George W. Bush, Donald Rumsfeld, Richard Cheney, Colin

Propaganda is to a democracy what violence is to a dictatorship. — William Blum

William Blum Sayings By William Blum: Propaganda is to a democracy what violence is to a dictatorship.

The "trickle-down" theory: the principle that the poor, who must subsist on table scraps dropped by the rich, can best be served by giving the rich bigger meals. — William Blum

William Blum Sayings By William Blum: The "trickle-down" theory: the principle that the poor, who must subsist on table scraps dropped

Do you remember the classic example of chutzpah? It's the young man who kills his parents and then asks the judge for mercy on the grounds that he's an orphan. The Bush administration's updated version of that was starting a wholly illegal, immoral, and devastating war and then dismissing all kinds of criticism of its action on the grounds that 'we're at war. — William Blum

William Blum Sayings By William Blum: Do you remember the classic example of chutzpah? It's the young man who kills his

A terrorist is someone who has a bomb, but doesn't have an air force. — William Blum William Blum Sayings By William Blum: A terrorist is someone who has a bomb, but doesn't have an air force.

William Blum Sayings By William Blum: A terrorist is someone who has a bomb, but doesn't have an air force.

You see, I have been at revaluing myself in the last few days. I may have some value to historians because I have destroyed a few things. The builder of your Cathedral is forgotten even now, but I, who burned it, may be remembered for a hundred years or so. And that may mean something or other about mankind. — John Steinbeck William Blum Sayings By John Steinbeck: You see, I have been at revaluing myself in the last few days. I may

William Blum Sayings By John Steinbeck: You see, I have been at revaluing myself in the last few days. I may

What our leaders and pundits never let slip is that the terrorists - whatever else they might be - might also be rational human beings; which is to say that in their own minds they have a rational justification for their actions. — William Blum William Blum Sayings By William Blum: What our leaders and pundits never let slip is that the terrorists - whatever else

William Blum Sayings By William Blum: What our leaders and pundits never let slip is that the terrorists - whatever else

Killing Hope: U.S. Military and CIA Interventions Since World War II — William Blum William Blum Sayings By William Blum: Killing Hope: U.S. Military and CIA Interventions Since World War II

William Blum Sayings By William Blum: Killing Hope: U.S. Military and CIA Interventions Since World War II

America's state religion, is patriotism, a phenomenon which has convinced many of the citizenry that 'treason' is morally worse than murder or rape. — William Blum William Blum Sayings By William Blum: America's state religion, is patriotism, a phenomenon which has convinced many of the citizenry that

William Blum Sayings By William Blum: America's state religion, is patriotism, a phenomenon which has convinced many of the citizenry that

Change comes from a degree of discomfort that allows for and spurs thought and action. — William Blum William Blum Sayings By William Blum: Change comes from a degree of discomfort that allows for and spurs thought and action.

William Blum Sayings By William Blum: Change comes from a degree of discomfort that allows for and spurs thought and action.

The questions they ask usually in the polls is: do you support the President's attempt to overthrow the government of Saddam Hussein? ... If you ask a question like: do you support the dropping of powerful explosives upon the heads of totally innocent men, women and children, demolishing their homes and their schools and their hospitals, are you in favour of that? That would change the answers, I think, quite a bit. — William Blum William Blum Sayings By William Blum: The questions they ask usually in the polls is: do you support the President's attempt

William Blum Sayings By William Blum: The questions they ask usually in the polls is: do you support the President's attempt

From 1945 to 2003, the United States attempted to overthrow more than 40 foreign governments, and to crush more than 30 populist-nationalist movements fighting against intolerable regimes. In the process, the US bombed some 25 countries, caused the end of life for several million people, and condemned many millions more to a life of agony and despair. — William Blum William Blum Sayings By William Blum: From 1945 to 2003, the United States attempted to overthrow more than 40 foreign governments,

William Blum Sayings By William Blum: From 1945 to 2003, the United States attempted to overthrow more than 40 foreign governments,

The Soviet Union and something called communism per se had not been the object of Washington's global attacks. There had never been an International Communist Conspiracy. The enemy was, and remains, any government or movement, or even individual, that stands in the way of the expansion of the American Empire; by whatever name the US gives to the enemy - communist, rogue state, drug trafficker, terrorist. — William Blum William Blum Sayings By William Blum: The Soviet Union and something called communism per se had not been the object of

William Blum Sayings By William Blum: The Soviet Union and something called communism per se had not been the object of

Don't run," he breathes, his eyes searching mine. I can barely stand the way he looks when he says it. I know I've hurt him, but I don't want to run this time. I don't care about the bet, I don't care about who he was talking to on the phone. All I know right now is that the one thing I do care about is him. "Don't let me, — Kandi Steiner William Blum Sayings By Kandi Steiner: Don't run," he breathes, his eyes searching mine. I can barely stand the way he

William Blum Sayings By Kandi Steiner: Don't run," he breathes, his eyes searching mine. I can barely stand the way he

Notice also how often your attention is in the past or future. Don't judge or analyze what you observe. Watch the thought, feel the emotion, observe the reaction. Don't make a personal problem out of them. You will then feel something more powerful than any of those things that you observe: the still, observing presence itself behind the content of your mind, the silent watcher. — Eckhart Tolle William Blum Sayings By Eckhart Tolle: Notice also how often your attention is in the past or future. Don't judge or

William Blum Sayings By Eckhart Tolle: Notice also how often your attention is in the past or future. Don't judge or

I love a lot of reggae, but I've never had the opportunity to play with any reggae guys. — Billy Sheehan William Blum Sayings By Billy Sheehan: I love a lot of reggae, but I've never had the opportunity to play with

William Blum Sayings By Billy Sheehan: I love a lot of reggae, but I've never had the opportunity to play with

No matter how paranoid or conspiracy-minded you are, what the government is actually doing is worse than you imagine. — William Blum William Blum Sayings By William Blum: No matter how paranoid or conspiracy-minded you are, what the government is actually doing is

William Blum Sayings By William Blum: No matter how paranoid or conspiracy-minded you are, what the government is actually doing is

I was in my house, alone in the living room, anxious about you, watching the flashes of lightning. And a flash of lightning lit up this truth for me, right in front of my eye. That night i lost you, I lost something inside me. Or perhaps several things. Something central to my existence, the very support for who I am as a person — Haruki Murakami William Blum Sayings By Haruki Murakami: I was in my house, alone in the living room, anxious about you, watching the

William Blum Sayings By Haruki Murakami: I was in my house, alone in the living room, anxious about you, watching the

If love is blind, patriotism has lost all five senses. — William Blum William Blum Sayings By William Blum: If love is blind, patriotism has lost all five senses.

William Blum Sayings By William Blum: If love is blind, patriotism has lost all five senses.

A clean
break is easiest for all involved.
Maybe. But anyone who's ever broken a bone
knows that even a clean break hurts like hell. — Rachel Vincent William Blum Sayings By Rachel Vincent: A cleanbreak is easiest for all involved.Maybe. But anyone who's ever broken a boneknows that

William Blum Sayings By Rachel Vincent: A cleanbreak is easiest for all involved.Maybe. But anyone who's ever broken a boneknows that

Why don't church leaders forbid Catholics from joining the military with the same fervor they tell Catholics to stay away from abortion clinics? — William Blum William Blum Sayings By William Blum: Why don't church leaders forbid Catholics from joining the military with the same fervor they

William Blum Sayings By William Blum: Why don't church leaders forbid Catholics from joining the military with the same fervor they

There are two motives for writing a book: one, that you may save what you know, the other, that you may share what you know with the public. — Ifeanyi Enoch Onuoha William Blum Sayings By Ifeanyi Enoch Onuoha: There are two motives for writing a book: one, that you may save what you

William Blum Sayings By Ifeanyi Enoch Onuoha: There are two motives for writing a book: one, that you may save what you

Most terrorists are people deeply concerned by what they see as social, political, or religious injustice and hypocrisy, and the immediate grounds for their terrorism is often retaliation for an action of the United States. — William Blum William Blum Sayings By William Blum: Most terrorists are people deeply concerned by what they see as social, political, or religious

William Blum Sayings By William Blum: Most terrorists are people deeply concerned by what they see as social, political, or religious

The de facto censorship which leaves so many Americans functionally illiterate about the history of US foreign affairs may be all the more effective because it is not official, heavy-handed or conspiratorial, but woven artlessly into the fabric of education and media. No conspiracy is needed. — William Blum William Blum Sayings By William Blum: The de facto censorship which leaves so many Americans functionally illiterate about the history of

William Blum Sayings By William Blum: The de facto censorship which leaves so many Americans functionally illiterate about the history of

Our leaders are cruel because only those willing to be inordinately cruel and remorseless can hold positions of leadership in the foreign policy establishment. People capable of expressing a full human measure of compassion and empathy toward faraway powerless strangers do not become president of the United States, or vice president, or secretary of state, or national security adviser or secretary of the treasury. Nor do they want to. — William Blum William Blum Sayings By William Blum: Our leaders are cruel because only those willing to be inordinately cruel and remorseless can

William Blum Sayings By William Blum: Our leaders are cruel because only those willing to be inordinately cruel and remorseless can

Terror is the poor man's war, war is the rich man's terror. Ultimately, all wars will end either in annihilation or at the negotiating table. (#) A terrorist is someone who has a bomb but can't afford an air force. — William Blum William Blum Sayings By William Blum: Terror is the poor man's war, war is the rich man's terror. Ultimately, all wars

William Blum Sayings By William Blum: Terror is the poor man's war, war is the rich man's terror. Ultimately, all wars

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