As a third generation American I grew up with the obsessive idea of personal liberty which engrosses all Americans except the oldest and richest families. (Karl Shapiro)

As a third generation American I grew up with the obsessive idea of personal liberty which engrosses all Americans except the oldest and richest families.

Karl Shapiro

Related topics

american generation idea liberty personal third obsessive oldest

Related quotes

When liberty is mentioned, we must always be careful to observe whether it is not really the assertion of private interests which is thereby designated. View quote
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
Political liberty, the peace of a nation, and science itself are gifts for which Fate demands a heavy tax in blood! View quote
Honoré de Balzac
It seems to be a law in American life that whatever enriches us anywhere except in the wallet inevitably becomes uneconomic. View quote
Russell Baker
The immense popularity of American movies abroad demonstrates that Europe is the unfinished negative of which America is the proof. View quote
Mary McCarthy
We must reject the idea that every time a law's broken, society is guilty rather than the lawbreaker. It is time to restore the American precept that each individual is accountable for his actions. View quote
Ronald Reagan