There seems to be no end to the satisfaction one gets in having one’s opinions confirmed. - Sarah Vowell

The true American patriot is by definition skeptical of the government.

I fear that the consumer who buys a Confederate flag coffee cup, which she will then put on her American flag place mat, is the sort of sophisticated thinker who is open-minded enough that she is capable of hating blacks and Arabs at the same time.

Along with voting, jury duty, and paying taxes, goofing off is one of the central obligations of American citizenship.