Lewis Black Quotes


I believe that summer is our time, a time for the people, and that no politician should be allowed to speak to us during the summer. They can start talking again after Labor Day.


Citations

Black, Lewis. Nothing's Sacred. Simon & Schuster, 2005.

Related Quotes

This is the quotation that came to define Chamberlain’s naivety for history and the icon of failed diplomacy. However to see the beginning of the sequence of events that would lead up to this statement, see {585940} when Chamberlain suggested the infamous meeting in Munich. There had been an interesting history to Chamberlain’s appeasement of Germany. 39 years earlier, Chamberlain’s father, then Britain’s Colonial Secretary, and advocated a natural alliance with Germany. See Joseph Chamberlain, 1836-1914: {585939}.


At the time the scientific proof of Africa as the origin of Mankind was just emerging. The President’s tentativeness is typical of his careful avoidance of hyperbole, in contrast to many other popular leaders.


Lewis Black
Lewis Black
  • Born: August 30, 1948
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Comedian

Lewis Niles Black is an American actor and stand-up comedian. His comedy routines often escalate into angry rants about history, politics, religion, or any other cultural trends. He hosted the Comedy Central series Lewis Black's Root of All Evil and makes regular appearances on The Daily Show delivering his "Back in Black" commentary segment, which he has been doing since The Daily Show was hosted by Craig Kilborn.