Another favorite quote
At AEI, in the early 1990s, I organized and moderated a large conference dealing with the vast global scope of American popular culture.
Our keynote speaker was Academy Award director Sydney Pollack.
One thing he said has stuck in my mind: In American movies the hero shapes destiny.
I don't know Pollak's politics, and I don't want to poison his well.
But it's just what Neo-Cons believe.
It's at the root of American Exceptionalism, a phrase believed first used by Alexis de Toqueville.
Ben
Our keynote speaker was Academy Award director Sydney Pollack.
One thing he said has stuck in my mind: In American movies the hero shapes destiny.
I don't know Pollak's politics, and I don't want to poison his well.
But it's just what Neo-Cons believe.
It's at the root of American Exceptionalism, a phrase believed first used by Alexis de Toqueville.
Ben
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