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While F.D.R. once told Americans that we have nothing to fear but fear itself, Mr. Ashcroft is delighted to play the part of Fear Itself, an assignment in which he lets his imagination run riot.

~Frank Rich

Topics: American Assignment Delighted Fear He His Imagination Itself Lets Nothing Once Part Play Riot Run Which While Mr

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Unless and until Barack Obama addresses the full depth of Americans' anger with his full arsenal of policy smarts and political gifts, his presidency and, worse, our economy will be paralyzed.

~Frank Rich

Topics: Address American Anger Arsenal Barack Barack Obama Depth Economy Full Gifts His Obama Our Paralyzed Policy Political Presidency Smarts Unless Until Will Worse

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Of course most Americans don't know how A.I.G. brought the world's financial system to near-ruin or what credit-default swaps are. They may not even know what A.I.G. stands for. But Americans do make the connection between their fears about their own jobs and their broad understanding of the A.I.G. debacle.

~Frank Rich

Topics: About American Between Broad Brought Connection Course Even Fears Financial Financial System How Jobs Know Make May Most Own Stands System Understanding World

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One of the most persistent cultural tics of the early 21st century is Americans' reluctance to absorb, let alone prepare for, bad news.

~Frank Rich

Topics: Absorb Alone American Bad Bad News Century Cultural Early Most News Persistent Prepare Reluctance 21St Century

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Feckless as it was for Bush to ask Americans to go shopping after 9/11, we all too enthusiastically followed his lead, whether we were wealthy, working-class or in between. We spent a decade feasting on easy money, don't-pay-as-you-go consumerism and a metastasizing celebrity culture.

~Frank Rich

Topics: After American Ask Between Bush Celebrity Celebrity Culture Consumerism Culture Decade Easy Followed Go His Lead Money Shopping Spent Too Wealthy Were Whether Working-Class

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One would like to say in the aftermath of the 2008 election that everyone lived happily ever after. But the American drama, especially when it involves race, is always more complicated than that.

~Frank Rich

Topics: After Aftermath Always American Complicated Drama Election Ever Ever After Everyone Happily Involves Like Lived More Race Say Than Would

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People are fascinated with the fast life, the easy life. For some reason, that's an American dream, and it goes all the way back to the Edward G. Robinsons and the Cagneys.

~Frank Vincent

Topics: American American Dream Back Dream Easy Edward Fascinated Fast Goes Life People Reason Some Way

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The whole westward expansion myth is seen as romantic. But it's a joke, a blot on American history.

~Frank Waters

Topics: American American History Blot Expansion History Joke Myth Romantic Seen Westward Whole

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As a follower of Jesus, I am called to work for justice and reconciliation, and to be an advocate for those who cannot speak for themselves. I plan to focus my future work on human rights and religious freedom - both domestic and international - as well as matters of the culture and the American family.

~Frank Wolf

Topics: Advocate Am American American Family Both Cannot Culture Domestic Family Focus Follower Freedom Future Human Human Rights International Jesus Justice Matters Plan Reconciliation Religious Religious Freedom Rights Speak Themselves Those Well Who Work I Am

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Religious freedom, often referred to as the first freedom, is of central import to the American experiment. As such it should feature prominently in U.S. foreign policy.

~Frank Wolf

Topics: American Central Experiment Feature First Foreign Foreign Policy Freedom Import Often Policy Referred Religious Religious Freedom Should

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