Famous quotes containing the words native american, richardson, native and/or american:
“There can be no more ancient and traditional American value than ignorance. English-only speakers brought it with them to this country three centuries ago, and they quickly imposed it on the Africans—who were not allowed to learn to read and write—and on the Native Americans, who were simply not allowed.”
—Barbara Ehrenreich (b. 1941)
“Men will bear many things from a kept mistress, which they would not bear from a wife.”
—Samuel Richardson (1689–1761)
“The air of one’s native country is the most healthy air.”
—Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (1860–1904)
“I have often thought that if a rational Fascist dictatorship were to exist, then it would choose the American system.”
—Noam Chomsky (b. 1928)