Quoteworthy

  • “Not merely a nation but a teeming nation of nations.”—How Walt Whitman described the United States back in 1855.
  • “I think anyone who’s involved in this program should get themselves a lawyer.”—Dona Hathaway, Yale Law School professor and former Defense Department lawyer, referring to U.S. weapons sales to Saudi Arabia. The country’s air war against Yemen is killing civilians—and, as the State Department’s legal office knows, war crime charges are not out of the question.
  • “Our nation has lost a jurist of historic stature.”—SCOTUS Chief Justice John Roberts, on the passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
  • “There will never be another like her. Thank you, RBG.”—Hillary Clinton.
  • “Her loss leaves a gaping hole on our high court and in the soul of America, especially at this moment in history.”—Florida Democratic Congresswoman Kathy Castor.
  • “A brilliant mind, a remarkable life, an incredible impact on our country. Rest in peace, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.”—Former Florida Republican Gov. Jeb Bush.
  • “The threat of overturning Roe is no longer hypothetical. That’s it in a nutshell.”—Progressive strategist Rebecca Katz, on why the death of Justice Ginsburg has energized Democrats.
  • “Post-election through to the inauguration, we have a real danger zone.”—Larry Sabato, director of the University of Virginia Center for Politics.
  • “’Black Lives Matter’ equals cop killers.”—Trump attorney–and former NYC mayor– Rudy Giuliani.
  • “Should a vaccine suddenly appear on the eve of the election under obvious political pressure, the systematic skeptics who interpret truth through Mr. Trump’s eyes could prove their fidelity to him by being the first in line to receive it.”—Greg Weiner, Assumption University political scientist and visiting scholar at the American Enterprise Institute.
  • “The greatest intrusion on civil liberties (in U.S. history), other than slavery.”—AG William Barr on the COVID lockdown.
  • “That (aforementioned) statement by Mr. Barr was the most ridiculous, tone-deaf, God-awful thing I’ve ever heard.”—South Carolina Democratic Rep. James Clyburn, the Majority Whip and a member of the Congressional Black Caucus.
  • “Nostalgia is the antithesis of history.”—Documentarian Ken Burns.
  • “For Trump to be struggling with what should be slam-dunk states (such as Georgia) at this stage in the race is a sign for him and his supporters that something is really wrong.”—Jennifer Rubin, Washington Post.
  • “With the ascension of Donald Trump, (conservatives) have turned into zombie Buchananites.”—Shay Khatiri, the Bulwark.
  • “The suburban shift is keeping builders busy, supported on the demand side by low interest rates.”—Robert Dietz, the National Association of Home Builders chief economist.
  • “Not only are we planning for Gasparilla, we’re still planning to make it fun too.”—EventFest founder and president Darrell Stefany. 

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