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Ian Lustick Quote: “Just as a balloon filled gradually…”

Just as a balloon filled gradually with air bursts when the limit of its tensile strength is passed, there are thresholds of radical, disruptive change in politics. When those thresholds are crossed, the impossible suddenly becomes probable, with revolutionary implications for governments and nations.

October 28, 2021 1949, American, Ian Lustick, Quotes by Historians

A. E. Housman Quote: “In every American there is an…”

In every American there is an air of incorrigible innocence, which seems to conceal a diabolical cunning.

October 19, 2021 1859, A. E. Housman, English, March 26, Quotes by Poets

Georg Trakl Quote: “Black frost. The ground is hard…”

Black frost. The ground is hard, the air tastes bitter. Your stars cluster in evil signs.

October 7, 2021 1887, Austrian, February 3, Georg Trakl, Quotes by Poets

Francis Parkman Quote: “Not a breath of air stirred…”

Not a breath of air stirred over the free and open prairie; the clouds were like light piles of cotton; and where the blue sky was visible, it wore a hazy and languid aspect.

August 24, 2021 1823, American, Francis Parkman, Quotes by Historians, September 16

Philip James Bailey Quote: “Imagination is the air of mind….”

Imagination is the air of mind.

August 24, 2021 1816, April 22, English, Philip James Bailey, Quotes by Poets

Robert Kennedy, Jr. Quote: “PBS was not a left-wing ideology….”

PBS was not a left-wing ideology. I mean, Air America was, but PBS was not. But anybody who tells the truth is now branded and marginalized. The devolution of the American press began in 1986 when Ronald Reagan abolished the fairness doctrine.

August 22, 2021 1954, American, January 17, Jr., Quotes by Activists, Robert Kennedy

Len Deighton Quote: “In Mexico an air conditioner is…”

In Mexico an air conditioner is called a politician because it makes a lot of noise but doesn’t work very well.

August 12, 2021 1929, British, February 18, Len Deighton, Quotes by Historians

Robert Darnton Quote: “The idea of a national digital…”

The idea of a national digital library has been in the air for a long time, and there was a danger that some people would feel that it’s their property, so to speak.

August 4, 2021 1939, American, May 10, Quotes by Historians, Robert Darnton

Carry Nation Quote: “I want all hellions to quit…”

I want all hellions to quit puffing that hell fume in God’s clean air.

June 17, 2021 1846, American, Carry Nation, November 25, Quotes by Activists

Desmond Tutu Quote: “Because forgiveness is like this: a…”

Because forgiveness is like this: a room can be dank because you have closed the windows, you’ve closed the curtains. But the sun is shining outside, and the air is fresh outside. In order to get that fresh air, you have to get up and open the window and draw the curtains apart.

May 3, 2021 1931, Desmond Tutu, October 7, Quotes by Leaders, South African

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