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Nat Hentoff Quotes: "There is a seamless web to life.. all life is sacred."

There is a seamless web to life.. all life is sacred.



Nat Hentoff Quotes: "I think Obama is possibly the most dangerous and destructive president we have ever had"

I think Obama is possibly the most dangerous and destructive president we have ever had




Nat Hentoff Quotes: "A lot of people in the adult population have a very limited idea as to why they are Americans, why we have a First Amendment or a Bill of Rights."

A lot of people in the adult population have a very limited idea as to why they are Americans, why we have a First Amendment or a Bill of Rights.



Nat Hentoff Quotes: "Do not categorize about music. You take each musician at the time and open yourself to that musician."

Do not categorize about music. You take each musician at the time and open yourself to that musician.




Nat Hentoff Quotes: "I was introduced to jazz, and that's become a basic concern and passion of mine ever since."

I was introduced to jazz, and that's become a basic concern and passion of mine ever since.



Nat Hentoff Quotes: "My parents were Orthodox Jews but not very regular Orthodox Jews. I was bar mitzvahed and all that. But God was hardly ever mentioned in my family. Franklin D. Roosevelt was."

My parents were Orthodox Jews but not very regular Orthodox Jews. I was bar mitzvahed and all that. But God was hardly ever mentioned in my family. Franklin D. Roosevelt was.



Nat Hentoff Quotes: "The media ignores what is really going on."

The media ignores what is really going on.




Nat Hentoff Quotes: "I would bet there is no place in the United States where the First Amendment would survive intact."

I would bet there is no place in the United States where the First Amendment would survive intact.



Nat Hentoff Quotes: "What we have now in America is a surveillance society."

What we have now in America is a surveillance society.



Nat Hentoff Quotes: "In England, you have what I would call government-imposed euthanasia"

In England, you have what I would call government-imposed euthanasia



Nat Hentoff Quotes: "We live in the village. We have a summer place in Westport, Connecticut. We don't spend a lot on all kinds of things. But I have no complaints."

We live in the village. We have a summer place in Westport, Connecticut. We don't spend a lot on all kinds of things. But I have no complaints.



Nat Hentoff Quotes: "A particular moment - and I'm not, to this day, quite sure how I feel about it - I had always wanted to be in the law books - you know, Hentoff vs. something or other."

A particular moment - and I'm not, to this day, quite sure how I feel about it - I had always wanted to be in the law books - you know, Hentoff vs. something or other.




Nat Hentoff Quotes: "We are going to have a long period where people are accustomed or conditioned to what's going on now with the raping of the Fourth Amendment."

We are going to have a long period where people are accustomed or conditioned to what's going on now with the raping of the Fourth Amendment.



Nat Hentoff Quotes: "Fortune ought to be a National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Master."

Fortune ought to be a National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Master.



Nat Hentoff Quotes: "The need for education for the individual student should be recognized... home, neighborhood. But instead of that, we have the future being determined by standardized testing."

The need for education for the individual student should be recognized... home, neighborhood. But instead of that, we have the future being determined by standardized testing.



Nat Hentoff Quotes: "Liberalism isn't quite as liberal as it pretends to be. And it goes through my adventures with the FBI during the anti-war period and the civil rights period."

Liberalism isn't quite as liberal as it pretends to be. And it goes through my adventures with the FBI during the anti-war period and the civil rights period.



Nat Hentoff Quotes: "Every life is different; being pro-life is not only about saving the fetus, being pro-life is about all the stages of life."

Every life is different; being pro-life is not only about saving the fetus, being pro-life is about all the stages of life.



Nat Hentoff Quotes: "I wish [my wife] would [work] because - especially now the kind of - I mean, honesty is hardly the word. She writes with a ferocity of clarity that - nobody else around has now."

I wish [my wife] would [work] because - especially now the kind of - I mean, honesty is hardly the word. She writes with a ferocity of clarity that - nobody else around has now.



Nat Hentoff Quotes: "Even civics classes have almost disappeared from the schools. So things have not gotten any better."

Even civics classes have almost disappeared from the schools. So things have not gotten any better.



Nat Hentoff Quotes: "[My wife] has some investments and stuff."

[My wife] has some investments and stuff.



Nat Hentoff Quotes: "I'm working on "Living the Bill of Rights," and it's about people - well, it starts with Brennan and Douglas as people who not only live the Bill of Rights, but try to shape the reason for that."

I'm working on "Living the Bill of Rights," and it's about people - well, it starts with Brennan and Douglas as people who not only live the Bill of Rights, but try to shape the reason for that.



Nat Hentoff Quotes: "Bill Clinton outshines John Adams in that regard."

Bill Clinton outshines John Adams in that regard.



Nat Hentoff Quotes: "At least they [people] showed the world we could elect a black president."

At least they [people] showed the world we could elect a black president.



Nat Hentoff Quotes: "[People] felt good even though they didn't really know much about [Barack Obama] and may have had some doubts."

[People] felt good even though they didn't really know much about [Barack Obama] and may have had some doubts.



Nat Hentoff Quotes: "A good many people voted for [Barack] Obama, and I'm not only talking about the black vote. A lot of people voted for Obama because of our history of racial discrimination in this country."

A good many people voted for [Barack] Obama, and I'm not only talking about the black vote. A lot of people voted for Obama because of our history of racial discrimination in this country.



Nat Hentoff Quotes: "[Barack Obama] is a man who is causing us and will cause us a great deal of harm constitutionally and personally."

[Barack Obama] is a man who is causing us and will cause us a great deal of harm constitutionally and personally.



Nat Hentoff Quotes: "You see that in his foreign policy [Barack] Obama lacks a backbone - both a constitutional backbone and a personal backbone."

You see that in his foreign policy [Barack] Obama lacks a backbone - both a constitutional backbone and a personal backbone.



Nat Hentoff Quotes: "The present Stimulus Bill sets up the equivalent commission in the United States similar to that which is in England."

The present Stimulus Bill sets up the equivalent commission in the United States similar to that which is in England.



Nat Hentoff Quotes: "Under the British healthcare system, there is a commission that decides whether or not, based on your age and physical condition, the government should continue to pay for your health."

Under the British healthcare system, there is a commission that decides whether or not, based on your age and physical condition, the government should continue to pay for your health.



Nat Hentoff Quotes: "That [race] is still part of what [Barack Obama] is riding on. Except that, too, is diminishing."

That [race] is still part of what [Barack Obama] is riding on. Except that, too, is diminishing.



Nat Hentoff Quotes: "I can't think of a single area where [Barack] Obama is not destructive."

I can't think of a single area where [Barack] Obama is not destructive.



Nat Hentoff Quotes: "This is a dishonest administration, because it is becoming clear that the unemployment statistics of the [Barack] Obama administration are not believable."

This is a dishonest administration, because it is becoming clear that the unemployment statistics of the [Barack] Obama administration are not believable.



Nat Hentoff Quotes: "As usual, the people who are poorest - the blacks, Hispanics and disabled people - are going to suffer more than anyone else under the [Barack] Obama administration."

As usual, the people who are poorest - the blacks, Hispanics and disabled people - are going to suffer more than anyone else under the [Barack] Obama administration.



Nat Hentoff Quotes: "The general unemployment rate is going to continue for a long time and for all of us. I have never heard so many heart-wrenching stories of all kinds of people all across the economic spectrum."

The general unemployment rate is going to continue for a long time and for all of us. I have never heard so many heart-wrenching stories of all kinds of people all across the economic spectrum.



Nat Hentoff Quotes: "Even on the cable network MSNBC, some of the strongest proponents of [Barack] Obama are now beginning to question, if I may use their words, their "deity.""

Even on the cable network MSNBC, some of the strongest proponents of [Barack] Obama are now beginning to question, if I may use their words, their "deity."



Nat Hentoff Quotes: "[George W.] Bush was led astray and we were led astray."

[George W.] Bush was led astray and we were led astray.



Nat Hentoff Quotes: "[Barack Obama to be] much worse [than George W. Bush]."

[Barack Obama to be] much worse [than George W. Bush].



Nat Hentoff Quotes: "[Barack Obama's ] only principle is his own aggrandizement. This is a very dangerous mindset for a president to have."

[Barack Obama's ] only principle is his own aggrandizement. This is a very dangerous mindset for a president to have.



Nat Hentoff Quotes: "[Barack] Obama seems to have no firm principles that I can discern that he will adhere to."

[Barack] Obama seems to have no firm principles that I can discern that he will adhere to.



Nat Hentoff Quotes: "Throughout [Barack] Obama's career, he promised to limit the state secrets doctrine which the Bush-Cheney administration had abused enormously."

Throughout [Barack] Obama's career, he promised to limit the state secrets doctrine which the Bush-Cheney administration had abused enormously.



Nat Hentoff Quotes: "[Barack Obama] pledged to end torture, but he has continued the CIA renditions where you kidnap people and send them to another country to be interrogated."

[Barack Obama] pledged to end torture, but he has continued the CIA renditions where you kidnap people and send them to another country to be interrogated.



Nat Hentoff Quotes: "In terms of the Patriot Act, and all the other things he has pledged he would do, such as transparency in government,[Barack] Obama has reneged on his promises."

In terms of the Patriot Act, and all the other things he has pledged he would do, such as transparency in government,[Barack] Obama has reneged on his promises.



Nat Hentoff Quotes: "However, I never thought that [George W.] Bush himself was, in any sense, "evil.""

However, I never thought that [George W.] Bush himself was, in any sense, "evil."



Nat Hentoff Quotes: "I am hesitant to say this about [Barack] Obama. Obama is a bad man in terms of the Constitution."

I am hesitant to say this about [Barack] Obama. Obama is a bad man in terms of the Constitution.



Nat Hentoff Quotes: "[Left] are very hesitant to criticize [Barack] Obama, but that is beginning to change."

[Left] are very hesitant to criticize [Barack] Obama, but that is beginning to change.



Nat Hentoff Quotes: "I am an atheist, although I very much admire and have been influenced by many traditionally religious people."

I am an atheist, although I very much admire and have been influenced by many traditionally religious people.



Nat Hentoff Quotes: "In that respect, Martin Luther King, whom A.J.[Muste] advised in the civil rights movement, was also a radical pacifist."

In that respect, Martin Luther King, whom A.J.[Muste] advised in the civil rights movement, was also a radical pacifist.



Nat Hentoff Quotes: "I am optimistic. I have to be optimistic."

I am optimistic. I have to be optimistic.



Nat Hentoff Quotes: "This book, "Speaking Freely," starts when I came to New York. And the first chapter is about a man who became a friend of mine, much to our mutual surprise, Malcolm X."

This book, "Speaking Freely," starts when I came to New York. And the first chapter is about a man who became a friend of mine, much to our mutual surprise, Malcolm X.