The thing about war is that once it’s triggered, it is unyielding in its appetite. And the more it consumes and gorges, the more it wants.
BILL MOYERSWhen I was growing up, I never heard anyone pray, “Give me this day my daily bread.” It was always, “Give us this day our daily bread.” That stuck. We’re all in this together.
More Bill Moyers Quotes
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Professionals give advice; pilgrims share wisdom.
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Why is the country not having this conversation, the kind of conversation that requires the politicians who are responsible for the war to be specific to the concerns of the American people.
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America is the longest argument in the world.
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…there is no more effective public interest watchdog in Washington, D.C.
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The President may not be listening, but the Senate is, and the public won this round. The House has a similar resolution under consideration.
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Our children are being raised by appliances.
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Standing up to your government can mean standing up for your country.
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In fact, so much of life, as you know, is serendipitous. That’s why you better be prepared at any time for anything, because it may happen to you.
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Watching the debate this afternoon it was apparent they loved term limits in the House – as Brutus loved Caesar.
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He even jeopardized his pledge to preserve women’s rights under Roe v. Wade in order to get a health care bill written by the corporate lapdog Max Baucus and the gang of revolving door mercenaries he hired to write a bill friendly to industry.
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War, except in self-defense, is a failure of moral imagination.
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Theology asserts propositions that cannot be proven true; ideologues hold stoutly to a worldview despite being contradicted by what is generally accepted as reality.
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I’m the front man, I’m the man on camera, but there’s a whole team beyond me.
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When we were covering the 2008 campaign I told my young African American colleagues that despite the historical significance of victory, Barack Obama was going to break their hearts.
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Barack Obama seemed to think he could win over his enemies. He certainly seemed to believe too much in his own powers of persuasion. One thing’s for sure – he misunderstood the nature of his adversaries.
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