America is a nation with no truly national city, no Paris, no Rome, no London, no city which is at once the social center, the political capital, and the financial hub.

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Prestige is the shadow of money and power.

Prestige is the shadow of money and power.

Commercial jazz, soap opera, pulp fiction, comic strips, the movies set the images, mannerisms, standards,...

Commercial jazz, soap opera, pulp fiction, comic strips, the movies set the images, mannerisms, standards,...

The nearest the modern general or admiral comes to a small-arms encounter of any sort...

The nearest the modern general or admiral comes to a small-arms encounter of any sort...

What ordinary men are directly aware of and what they try to do are bounded...

What ordinary men are directly aware of and what they try to do are bounded...

In the world of the celebrity, the hierarchy of publicity has replaced the hierarchy of...

In the world of the celebrity, the hierarchy of publicity has replaced the hierarchy of...

The principal cause of war is war itself.

The principal cause of war is war itself.

People with advantages are loath to believe that they just happen to be people with...

People with advantages are loath to believe that they just happen to be people with...

Power is not of a man. Wealth does not center in the person of the...

Power is not of a man. Wealth does not center in the person of the...

Every revolution has its counterrevolution - that is a sign the revolution is for real.

Every revolution has its counterrevolution - that is a sign the revolution is for real.

Neither the life of an individual nor the history of a society can be understood...

Neither the life of an individual nor the history of a society can be understood...

Not wishing to be disturbed over moral issues of the political economy, Americans cling to...

Not wishing to be disturbed over moral issues of the political economy, Americans cling to...

The Government of the absolute majority instead of the Government of the people is but...

The Government of the absolute majority instead of the Government of the people is but...

The individual who refuses to defend his rights when called by his government deserves to...

The individual who refuses to defend his rights when called by his government deserves to...

While all other sciences have advanced, that of government is at a standstill - little...

While all other sciences have advanced, that of government is at a standstill - little...

Public instruction should be the first object of government.

Public instruction should be the first object of government.

America stands for liberty, for the pursuit of happiness and for the unalienable right for...

America stands for liberty, for the pursuit of happiness and for the unalienable right for...

The manners of women are the surest criterion by which to determine whether a republican...

The manners of women are the surest criterion by which to determine whether a republican...

Democrats (I think to myself) are liberals who believe the people are basically good, but...

Democrats (I think to myself) are liberals who believe the people are basically good, but...

If you think of yourselves as helpless and ineffectual, it is certain that you will...

If you think of yourselves as helpless and ineffectual, it is certain that you will...

I heard Nixon speak. He was talking about free enterprise, getting government off your back,...

I heard Nixon speak. He was talking about free enterprise, getting government off your back,...