There's an enduring American compulsion to be on the side of the angels. Expediency alone has never been an adequate American reason for doing anything. When actions are judged, they go before the bar of God, where Mom and the Flag closely flank His presence.


For Love and Money: A Writing Life (ed. Perennial, 1992) - ISBN: 9780060981020

Jonathan Raban Quotes

There's an enduring American compulsion to be on the side of the angels. Expediency alone has never been an adequate American reason for doing...

There's an enduring American compulsion to be on the side of the angels. Expediency alone has never been an adequate American reason for doing...

There's an enduring American compulsion to be on the side of the angels. Expediency alone has never been an adequate American reason for doing...

There's an enduring American compulsion to be on the side of the angels. Expediency alone has never been an adequate American reason for doing...