another quote

[orangerful]

"Freedom of expression truly exists only when a society's most repugnant nitwits are allowed to spew their nonsense in public."
--- Sarah Vowell, Lafayette in the somewhat United States

Comments

[ragnarok-08.livejournal.com]

This quote was great :D

[night-owl-9.livejournal.com]

Dropping those truth bombs.

[phenomenal.livejournal.com]

True!

[dreamchaser.livejournal.com]

True.

[tigtogiba34.livejournal.com]

Unfortunately= truth.

[a-phoenixdragon.livejournal.com]

I hate to say it, but it is true. The only unfortunate thing is, those are the only ones we HEAR nowadays...

*HUGS*

[twissie.livejournal.com]

Great quote!

Is this historical fiction? It's a genre I've never really read much of, I thought history/social science was a terribly complicated subject when I was in school, so fiction that plays around with actual historical events get a little confusing to me. xD; Sad, but true. Thankfully, I love history now, and I read up on as much stuff as possible. It boggles the mind that my old teachers were able to make history boring. HOW DOES THAT EVEN HAPPEN?

[orangerful.livejournal.com]

Nope, just historical non-fiction, though I guess I would categorize it as "American Studies" since it's not just a straight up history text. Vowell tends to interject with modern scenarios that have a connection to the events going on and make history come alive.

I'm still miffed I can't find the quote about George Washington having a swearing fit. IT REALLY HAPPENED! Wish that had been in the text books.

But, yes, I highly recommend anything by Sarah Vowell. My personal favorite is "Assassination Vacation", where she talks about American's obsession with murdered presidents, their assassins and their corpses. It's hilarious and informative.

I think far too many of my history teachers were either coaches who needed a full time job or just so pressured to "get through the history" they didn't have time to make it come alive.

[twissie.livejournal.com]

Ohhh wow it's non-fiction????? I am suddenly very interested in checking this out, hahahha :DDD Thanks for the rec!!!

[orangerful.livejournal.com]

You're welcome! I also recommend the audiobook version, if you're into that thing. Sarah has a very unique voice and the book is "full cast". But reading it is fun too.