
“They will take us
And they'll make us
Human slaves! In an Insect Nation!”
Lyrics
Presidential debate http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/politics/july-dec00/for-policy_10-12.html (11 October 2000).
2000s, 2000
“They will take us
And they'll make us
Human slaves! In an Insect Nation!”
Lyrics
“It is time for us to realize that we're too great a nation to limit ourselves to small dreams.”
The third and fourth sentences are a paraphrase of a sentence by G. K. Chesterton: "I do not believe in a fate that falls on men however they act; but I do believe in a fate that falls on them unless they act." Generally Speaking, "On Holland' (1928).
1980s, First term of office (1981–1985), First Inaugural address (1981)
Context: It is time for us to realize that we're too great a nation to limit ourselves to small dreams. We're not, as some would have us believe, doomed to an inevitable decline. I do not believe in a fate that will fall on us no matter what we do. I do believe in a fate that will fall on us if we do nothing. So, with all the creative energy at our command, let us begin an era of national renewal. Let us renew our determination, our courage, and our strength. And let us renew our faith and our hope. We have every right to dream heroic dreams. Those who say that we're in a time when there are no heroes, they just don't know where to look.
“You just don't know writers. They'll use anything, anybody. They'll eat their young.”
Source: The Singing Detective
2015-09-03
Donald Trump: "While We're in This Nation, We Should Be Speaking English"
The Hollywood Reporter
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/donald-trump-speak-english-spanish-820215
2010s, 2015
“We're a nation hungry for more joy: Because we're starving from a lack of gratitude.”
Source: The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You're Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are
“Come, Desire of nations, come,
Fix in us thy humble home”
"Hymn for Christmas-Day"
Hymns and Sacred Poems (1739)
Context: Come, Desire of nations, come,
Fix in us thy humble home;
Rise, the woman's conquering Seed,
Bruise in us the serpent's head....
Adam's likeness, Lord, efface;
Stamp thine image in its place.
Second Adam from above,
Reinstate us in thy love.
“I'll agree to fight [Mike] Tyson, if they'll allow to use tackles.”
http://www.timo4.com/rus/inter/308.html. (2007)