The American Right has an amazing ability to lionize leaders whose lives are the precise antithesis of the political values that define their image. Glenn Greenwald abilityamazeamerican Change image and share on social
The American school system's a little warped, so anyone can get a degree if they have a little money. Adam DeVine americandegreemoney Change image and share on social
The American society around me looked at me and saw Japanese. Then, when I was 19, I went to Japan for the first time. And suddenly - what a shock - I realized I wasn't Japanese; they saw me as American. It was an enormous relief. Now I just appreciate being exactly in the middle. Ruth Ozeki americanenormousjapan share on social
The American soldier is quick in adapting himself to a new mode of living. Outfits which have been here only three days have dug vast networks of ditches three feet deep in the bare brown earth. They have rigged up a light here and there with a storage battery. Ernie Pyle adaptamericanbare share on social
The American story is a story of great moments and dreadful moments. Alexis Denisof americandreadfulgreat Change image and share on social
The American story is a story of immigration. I would be the last person who would say immigrants are not important to America. Phil Gramm americaamericanimmigrant Change image and share on social
The American struggle for the vote was much more difficult than the English for the simple reason that it was much more easy. Rebecca West americandifficulteasy Change image and share on social
The American surge of combat forces into Baghdad that was ordered by President Bush worked. And there was a calm, a relative calm that descended on the country kind of late 2008. That pretty much held until the last American combat soldiers left at the end of 2011. Dexter Filkins americanbaghdadbush share on social
The American system is a beautiful and durable thing, but flawed. I would like to think that this decadence is not sustainable, whether in the eyes of the electorate or the eyes of whatever the local economy is built on; that would bring me hope. Mark Leibovich americanbeautifulbring share on social
The American system of civilian control of the military recognizes that soldiers' attention must be fixed on winning battles and staying alive, and that the fog of war can sometimes obscure the rule of law. Andrew Rosenthal aliveamericanattention share on social
