Oil Quotes

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We can no longer allow Americas dependence on foreign oil to

We can no longer allow Americas dependence on foreign oil to compromise our energy security. Instead, we must invest in inventing new ways to power our cars and our economy. Ill put my faith in American science and ingenuity any day before I depend on Saudi Arabia.

Senator John Kerry

Science Security Energy Dependence Economy Oil

All questions of right to one side, I have never been able t

All questions of right to one side, I have never been able to banish the queasy inner suspicion that Israel just did not look, or feel, either permanent or sustainable. I felt this when sitting in the old Ottoman courtyards of Jerusalem, and I felt it even more when I saw the hideous 'Fort Condo' settlements that had been thrown up around the city in order to give the opposite impression. If the statelet was only based on a narrow strip of the Mediterranean littoral (god having apparently ordered Moses to lead the Jews to one of the very few parts of the region with absolutely no oil at all), that would be bad enough. But in addition, it involved roosting on top of an ever-growing population that did not welcome the newcomers.

Christopher Hitchens

God Israel Israeli Palestinian Conflict Jews Palestine Palestinians Jerusalem Moses Oil Mediterranean Basin Ottoman Empire

Control over the production and distribution of oil is the d

Control over the production and distribution of oil is the decisive factor in defining who rules whom in the Middle East.

Christopher Hitchens

Politics Middle East Economy Of The Middle East Oil Oil Reserves Petroleum Petroleum Politics