Famous quotes containing the words greatest and/or american:
“... the greatest bulwark of capitalism is militarism.”
—Emma Goldman (1869–1940)
“An American cannot converse, but he can discuss, and his talk falls into a dissertation. He speaks to you as if he was addressing a meeting; and if he should chance to become warm in the discussion, he will say “Gentlemen” to the person with whom he is conversing.”
—Alexis de Tocqueville (1805–1859)