Quotes tagged ‘American History’

“I wish I could say that this all began with Donald Trump and will end with him, but it didn’t and I won’t. American history is not a fairy tale. The battle for the soul of the nation has been a constant push and pull for 243 years between the American ideal that says we’re all created equal and the…”

— Joe Biden, rev.com

“I don't know how it works across the pond, but I am black. There is literally no place in American history that'll be awesome for me.”

— Eric Kripke, Shawn Ryan, Rufus Carlin, Malcolm Barrett, imdb.com

“Kevin Jackson: Jefferson used to sleep with his slaves. The book don't say nothin' about that. They don't even say how he even had slaves. Washington neither. So I don't see why I should bust my black ass reading about a bunch of lies. Harvey Lipschultz: Well, you see Mr. Jackson, my job is to see t…”

— David E Kelley, Harvey Lipschultz, Fyvush Finkel, imdb.com

“Misty: Benjamin Franklin is on the $100 bill sir. Scarfe: So? He wasn't a president! Misty: That's even more impressive! Come on, give the man some credit.”

— Cheo Hodari Coker, Misty Knight, Simone Missick, imdb.com

“There is no such thing as talking about class without there being implications of the racial history of the United States. You just can’t do it.”

— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, thecut.com

“I think this is a tough time in American history if you believe in justice, openness and civil rights. Really tough.”

— Walter Mondale, time.com

“America had become an ice cream society in the last years of the twenties, thanks in large part to Prohibition. Bars and fine lounges in hotels sold ice cream, because they could no longer sell liquor, and dairy bars began to crop up all over the country. It was an incredible era.”

— Ray Kroc, amazon.com