When I believe in nothing I do not want to meet you when you believe in nothing. – Antonio Porchia, Voces, 1943, translated from Spanish by W.S. Merwin
Talk of citizenship today is often thin and tinny. The word has a faintly old-fashioned feel to it when used in everyday conversation. When evoked in national politics, its usually accompanied by the shrill whine of a descending culture-war mortar. – Eric Liu