Uncle Sam Quotes

“Big brother has turned into a drunken uncle.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Iftar-e Insaniyat: The First Supper

“Forget King James and Uncle Sam, as humans and for humans let us live.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Giants in Jeans: 100 Sonnets of United Earth

“As they walked down the corridor, Tara was looking at the paintings hanging on the walls. She turned and said, "Look at that! A perfect blend between the Orient and Occident." She then grabbed Amir by the hand and he gave it a little squeeze. "One side emulates Uncle Sam. The other Uncle Shams," she continued.”
― Soroosh Shahrivar, Tajrish

“Earth will thrive in the absence of humankind, Peace will prosper in the absence of US government.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Bulletproof Backbone: Injustice Not Allowed on My Watch

“You cannot export democracy by dropping bombs.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Iftar-e Insaniyat: The First Supper

“But we fight not only for our own, much diminished, Rosebud Reservation. We also fight for what rightfully belongs, or did belong, to all Sioux and Cheyennes—the sacred Black Hills. There has been a legal battle going on over this for a lifetime, and the white lawyers who worked for us on our claims have become millionaires, and that is the only result so far. The government and the highest courts in the land have admitted that this huge area was stolen from us. But stolen or “bought,” Uncle Sam never gives any Indian land back. Instead he has forked over some 122 million dollars to pay for the stolen land. But we have not accepted it. What we are saying is: “Give us the Black Hills back. Then, maybe we will accept the money you are holding in escrow for us as payment for all the gold and uranium you have taken, and are still taking, out of the hills.” Fourteen billion dollars in gold alone have been taken out of our sacred land and they offer us 120 million in compensation! That’s like someone stealing my brand-new car and coming back twenty years later saying: “I’m sorry I stole that car from you but I want to make it up to you. Here’s twenty bucks.”
― Mary Brave Bird, Ohitika Woman