“To be disillusioned, one first must be illusioned”
"To become disillusioned you must earlier have been illusioned," wrote Paul Fussell in 1982. Fussell was referring to childhood and growing up. Voters often become disillusioned with a…
“To be hated for loving freedom has been the weirdest experience of my life”
"To be hated for loving freedom has been the weirdest experience of my life" is a saying that has been printed on several images. "To be hated for loving freedom has been the…
“To be Irish is to know that, in the end, the world will break your heart”
"To be Irish is to know that, in the end, the world will break your heart" is a paraphrase of a 1963 remark by Daniel Patrick Moynihan (1927-2003), then Assistant Secretary of Labor. U.S.…
“To conquer a nation, first disarm its citizens”
"To conquer a nation, first diarm its citizens" was credited to Adolf Hitler (1889-1945) in 1933 (when he became chancellor of Germany) as cited on Twitter on June 15, 2012. There is no…
“To go forward, put it in D; to go backward, put it in R” (D=drive, Democrat; R=reverse, Republican)
“All you ever needed to know about this election, you’ve learned from driving. If you want to go backward, you put it in R. But if you want to go forward, you put it in D," said Iowan Tom…
“To handle yourself, use your head; to handle others, use your heart”
"To handle yourself, use your head; to handle others, use your heart" is sometimes credited to Eleanor Roosevelt (1884-1962), but there is no evidence to indicate that she has anything to…
“To have your head in the sand, you have to first be on your knees”
David Icke, an author of "New Age conspiracism," was on the Alex Jones Infowars radio show on October 24, 2010, repeating a favorite phrase: "To have your head in the sand, you have…
“To hell with the Constitution when the people want coal!”
"To hell with the Constitution when the people want coal!" was supposedly said by Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919), who tried to settle the coal strike of 1902 in any way he could. Early…
“To learn who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticize” (Voltaire?)
“To learn who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticize. -- Voltaire" suddenly became the subject of "Quote of the Day" on several websites in 2012, even…
“To live is to change, and to be perfect is to have changed often”
John Henry Newman (1801-1890), also known as Cardinal Newman, wrote in An Essay on the Development of Christian Doctrine (1845): "In a higher world it is otherwise; but here below to live is…
“To survive in a nation of sheep, ruled by wolves, owned by pigs, you must become a lion”
"Nation of sheep, ruled by wolves, owned by pigs" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "To survive in a nation of sheep, ruled by wolves, owned by pigs, you must become…
“To teach kids about democracy, I let them vote on dinner” (joke)
Many American citizens believe that their presidential votes do not count unless they live in a "swing state" -- that is, a contested state and one that is not a sure thing for Democrats…
“To the right of Ivan the Terrible/ Attila the Hun/ Genghis Khan”
There is a political right and a political far right. To be politically "to the right of Ivan the Terrible" (or "to the right of Attila the Hun" or "to the right of Genghis…
“To the victor belongs the spoils” (Spoils System)
"To the victor belongs the spoils" is the famous quote by New York Senator William Learned Marcy (1786-1857), recited in the U. S. Senate, 25 January 1832. The "spoils system"…
“To the world you may be just one person, but to one person you may be the world”
"To the world you may be just one person, but to one person you may be the world" is a saying that has been printed on many posters. "To the world you may be one person, but to one…
“Today I got tested to see if I’m sick. Tomorrow I’ll go to the cemetery to see if I’m dead”
The COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic resulted in many people getting tested, even when they had no symptoms of any sickness. "taking a test to see if you are sick is like going to the cemetery…
“Today we march, tomorrow we vote”
"Today we march, tomorrow we vote" was chanted at United States immigration reform protests on May 1, 2006. Many of the marchers said the slogan in Spanish -- "Hoy Marchamos, Mañana…
“Today’s American Dream is to be left the fuck alone”
The American dream is "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, the Declaration of Independence states. To many people, the American dream is simply to be left alone, free of government…
“Tolerance will reach such a level that intelligent people will be banned from thinking…”
"Tolerance will reach such a level that intelligent people banned from thinking so as not to offend the imbeciles" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Tolerance will…
“Too close to call”
A political election is "too close to call" when it's not certain who will win. Marty Plessner (1926-2014), a political director at CBS News, said that CBS coined "too close to…