“An empire can do a lot of damage as it flails deeper into quicksand.”

—  Paul Glover

http://www.paulglover.org/0109.html (“Why the United States Will Lose this War,” Ithaca Community News), 2001-09-24
Context: “An empire can do a lot of damage as it flails deeper into quicksand. Wrapping ourselves in flags does not pull us free. Permanent war justifies permanent unquestioned dominance by military and industrial interests.”

Adopted from Wikiquote. Last update June 3, 2021. History

Help us to complete the source, original and additional information

Do you have more details about the quote "An empire can do a lot of damage as it flails deeper into quicksand." by Paul Glover?
Paul Glover photo
Paul Glover 23
Community organizer in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; American… 1947

Related quotes

Daniel Handler photo

“Shyness is a very curious thing, because, like quicksand, it can strike people are any time, and also, like quicksand, it usually makes its victims look down.”

Daniel Handler book The Austere Academy

The Austere Academy (2000)

Irving Kristol photo

“Doing good isn't [that] hard. It's just doing a lot of good that is very hard. If your aims are modest, you can accomplish an awful lot. When your aims become elevated beyond a reasonable level, you not only don't accomplish much, you can cause a great deal of damage.”

Irving Kristol (1920–2009) American columnist, journalist, and writer

Source: Interview in the London Times Higher Education Supplement (1987).

Harry Turtledove photo

“A horsefly can't do a horse much real damage, but it can drive it wild anyhow.”

Harry Turtledove (1949) American novelist, short story author, essayist, historian

Source: The United State of Atlantis (2008), p. 127

Pete Yorn photo

“Well there is a lot of great music out there but sometimes you have to dig a little deeper to find it.”

Pete Yorn (1974) American musician

" Suicide Girls Interview http://suicidegirls.com/interviews/Pete+Yorn/" (2003)

“That is my story, simply told. Please do not ask again. I have told you in order to issue a warning. I have been damaged. Damaged people are dangerous. They know they can survive.”

Josephine Hart book Damage

Source: Damage

“Of course I can do this. I'm pregnant, not brain-damaged. My condition doesn't change my personality.”

Christine Feehan American writer

Source: Ruthless Game

“Do not allow yourself to be damaged by yourself.”

Steve Maraboli (1975)

Source: Life, the Truth, and Being Free (2010), p. 94

James K. Galbraith photo

“For Brzezinski, doing damage to Russia is a hobby.”

James K. Galbraith (1952) economist

James K. Galbraith, Democracy inaction, Salon.com, November 30, 2004

Kofi Annan photo

“You can do a lot with diplomacy, but with diplomacy backed up by force you can get a lot more done.”

Kofi Annan (1938–2018) 7th Secretary-General of the United Nations

Press conference http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1309/is_1_35/ai_54259243 regarding the use of force to gain compliance from Saddam Hussein (24 February 1998)

Tom Petty photo

“I don't believe in censorship, but I do believe that an artist has to take some moral responsibility for what he or she is putting out there. And I think a lot of these young kids are going to have to learn the hard way before they realize that you can actually do some damage if you're being careless or frivolous in what you're saying.”

Tom Petty (1950–2017) American musician

Rolling Stone interview (2002)

Related topics