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Category: Molly Ivins

Many a time freedom has been rolled back – and always for the same sorry reason: fear.

Time, Freedom, Sorry

When I was first diagnosed, I went out, as a book person, and got some books on cancer and looked up my version of the disease. It said that I had about a 5 percent chance of survival. I said, ‘Gosh, well, it’s been a good run.’ What I didn’t realize is that in the two years since those books were published, things had shifted dramatically.

Good, Book, Survival

It is possible to read the history of this country as one long struggle to extend the liberties established in our Constitution to everyone in America.

Struggle, America

From orphanages to space colonies, it was all shallow but endearingly enthusiastic futurism. Gingrich was the kind of person who read a book or two on something and would then be quite afire as to how this was going to fit into some shining future.

Future, Book, Colonies

One seldom expects the country’s president to adequately note the passing of a rocker, but Jimmy Carter’s assessment of Elvis Presley’s appeal – ‘energy, rebelliousness and good humor’ – is remarkably close to the mark.

Good, Energy, Country

‘Get along, go along’ is not an inspirational philosophy, and only God knows how much moral cowardice it has covered up over the years. Serve your time, collect your chits, and cash ’em in for your home state? No, I’d say we could ask for more than that from our senators.

Time, Home, God

In order to understand why George W. Bush doesn’t get it, you have to take several strands of common Texas attitude, then add an impressive degree of class-based obliviousness. What you end up with is a guy who sees himself as a perfectly nice fellow – and who is genuinely disconnected from the impact of his decisions on people.

Decisions, End, People

The only reason to have a positive mental attitude is that it makes life better. It doesn’t cure cancer.

Life, Positive, Cancer

I believe in practicing prudence at least once every two or three years.

I believe all Southern liberals come from the same starting point–race. Once you figure out they are lying to you about race, you start to question everything.

Politics is not a picture on a wall or a television sitcom that you can decide you don’t much care for.

As they say around the Texas Legislature, if you can’t drink their whiskey, screw their women, take their money, and vote against ’em anyway, you don’t belong in office.

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