“When a president, as Trump does, demonises opponents as an un-American...” — Heather Cox Richardson Quote

“When a president, as Trump does, demonises opponents as an un-American mob trying to destroy the country, it is not a lunatic who tries to harm them, it is a patriot.”

“Republicans controlled the federal government for decades after the Civil War, and their policies funneled wealth upward -- with dire consequences. In 1893, the economy crashed, and too few Americans had enough purchasing power to revive it. Lincoln had been right: Government that served the wealthy would ruin the country.”

“The political construct that idealized cowboys fell into disrepute during and immediately after the New Deal. In those years, Americans turned away from Western individualism and toward the idea of an activist government.”

“During the Civil War, the fledgling Republican Party constructed the nation's first activist government, using taxes to fund social welfare legislation for the first time in American history.”

“Abraham Lincoln and others recoiled from the idea of government as a prop for the rich. In organizing the Republican Party, they highlighted the equality of opportunity promised in the Declaration of Independence and warned that a healthy economy depended on widespread prosperity.”

“Technology will eventually destroy the way schools are run now.”

“It is a warning to all those who may think about becoming involved with a terrorist network, people who are willing to destroy their own lives are hard to deter.”

“We will stand, we will achieve our goals, we will hit Hamas, we will destroy Hezbollah, and we will bring security.”

“Please, everyone, watch 'I May Destroy You'... That did something to my heart. It did something, it shifted something.”

“We need to force Iran to dismantle its nuclear program entirely or face the threat of military force to destroy that program.”

“It's one thing for the industry to lose half its revenue to piracy; it's another to destroy it emotionally.”