I am an atheist, although I very much admire and have been influenced by many traditionally religious people.
Nat HentoffThis is a dishonest administration, because it is becoming clear that the unemployment statistics of the [Barack] Obama administration are not believable.
Nat HentoffThat is what is happening with the Tea Parties. I wrote a column called "The Second American Revolution" about the fact that people are acting for themselves as it happened with the Sons of Liberty which spread throughout the colonies. That was a very important awakening in this country.
Nat HentoffCongressman [Richard ] Icord headed a House on American activities committee. It was called the House Internal Security Committee. And he put out a report, and he named a number of very destructive people who lectured at colleges and left arson in their wake and did other terrible things. And he mentioned me and he ascribed to me three organizations to which I'd never belonged, and I decided I would do something about this.
Nat Hentoff