America's always had a real passion for lunatic movements. That's one of the things we're probably known for around the world, I would imagine.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Every reform movement has a lunatic fringe.
There is a long and successful tradition of popular movements in the U.S. and elsewhere having an impact on crises in forgotten places.
I guess the definition of a lunatic is a man surrounded by them.
No doubt Western civilization has in the past been full of wars and revolutions, and the national elements in our culture, even when they were ignored, always provided an unconscious driving force of passion and aggressive self-assertion.
Most people in this society who aren't actively mad are, at best, reformed or potential lunatics.
It is remarkable how easily children and grown-ups adapt to living in a dictatorship organised by lunatics.
America and its allies are engaged in a war against a terrorist movement that spans all corners of the globe. It is sparked by radical ideologues that breed hatred, oppression, and violence against all of their declared enemies.
America may be unique in being a country which has leapt from barbarism to decadence without touching civilization.
Other countries have been founded by 'accidents of force.' America is a creation of thought.
I do not believe the American people are going to confuse hatred for passion.