I Love America, But I Don't Like

Being A Man Given To Oratory And High Principles, He Enjoyed The Sound Of His Own Vocabulary And The Warmth Of His Own Virtue.

Most Troubles Are Unnecessary. We Have Nature Beaten; We Can Make Her Grow Wheat; We Can Keep Warm When She Sends Blizzards. So We Raise The Devil Just For Pleasure--wars, Politics, Race-hatreds, Labor-disputes.

The Cocktail Filled Him With A Whirling Exhilaration Behind Which He Was Aware Of Devastating Desires—to Rush Places In Fast Motors, To Kiss Girls, To Sing, To Be Witty. ... He Perceived That He Had Gifts Of Profligacy Which Had Been Neglected. —chapter 8

Intellectually I Know That America Is No Better Than Any Other Country; Emotionally I Know She Is Better Than Every Other Country.

I Was Brought Up To Believe That The Christian God Wasn't A Scared And Compromising Public Servant, But The Creator Of The Whole Merciless Truth, And I Reckon That Training Spoiled Me - I Actually Took My Teachers Seriously!