Criticism of America

Explore 4 quotes about Criticism of America

There are only two great diseases in the world to-day—Bolshevism and Americanism; and Americanism is the worse of the two, because Bolshevism only smashes your house or your business or your skull, but Americanism smashes your soul.

D.H. Lawrence

The Plumed Serpent

More information about this quote

Topic

Criticism of America

Speaker

Young Henry

Author

D.H. Lawrence

Source

The Plumed Serpent

Medium

Novel

Language

English

Time

1926 1920s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Lawrence, D.H. The Plumed Serpent. Martin Secker, 1926, ch. 2.

The weakness of American civilization, and perhaps the chief reason why it creates so much discontent, is that it is so curiously abstract. It is a bloodless extrapolation of a satisfying life... You dine off the advertiser's "sizzling" and not the meat of the steak.

J.B. Priestley

More information about this quote

Topic

Criticism of America America

Author

J.B. Priestley

Source

New Statesman

Medium

Magazine

Language

English

Time

1971 1970s 20th century

Authentication Score 1

Citation

Priestley, J. B. New Statesman. 10 Dec. 1971.

The only works of art America has given are her plumbing and her bridges.

Marcel Duchamp

More information about this quote

Topic

Criticism of America America

Author

Marcel Duchamp

Language

English

Time

1917 1910s 20th century

Authentication Score 1

Citation

Duchamp, Marcel. "The Richard Mutt Case." The Blind Man, May 1917.

In the four quarters of the globe, who reads an American book, or goes to an American play, or looks at an American picture or statue?... Under which of the old tyrannical governments of Europe is every sixth man a slave, whom his fellow-creatures may buy, and sell and torture?

Sydney Smith

More information about this quote

Topic

Criticism of America America

Author

Sydney Smith

Source

The Edinburgh Review

Language

English

Time

1820 1820s 19th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Smith, Sydney. "Review of Seybert's Annals of the United States." The Edinburgh Review, Jan. 1820 - May 1820.