“The surface of American society is covered with a layer of democratic paint, but from time to time one can see the old aristocratic colours breaking through.”— Alexis de Tocqueville, amazon.com
“Americans ask me why Arabs love dictators and I say abusive relationships are hard to get over. When Mubarak fell back in 2011, Cairo couldn’t help but cry, sent him a text message: اسفين يا ريس. Please come back. Virtually every Arab country has been under a brutal regime since the fifties. My coun…”— Hazem Fahmy, sukoonmag.com
“It shows how faithful the American people are to the true spirit of Democracy and how safe American institutions are as long as the American Government is genuinely Democratic and rightfully mindful of the welfare of the plain people.”— William Randolph Hearst, amazon.com