Irresponsible Quotes
[The group's involvement with Rock the Vote, a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization founded in 1990, is an indirect result of the Bush uproar.] We never had intentions to become a political band but like it or not we have been placed on a unique political platform in the past months... We feel it would be irresponsible not to make something positive come out of that.
- Natalie Maines

[In that sense, the developing middle ground of Israel, where about 60 percent of voters have consistently supported the Gaza move, has won. For the settler movement, it has been a historic defeat.] It was a blow, in the sense that they failed to frighten off the government and it was proven that it could be done... They are also facing a deep theological crisis, because their rabbinical leadership made very messianic and irresponsible promises about how it would not happen and were proven wrong. They've had a really lethal clash with reality.
- Ari Shavit

[For the settler movement, it has been a historic defeat.] It was a blow, in the sense that they failed to frighten off the government, and it was proven that it could be done... They are also facing a deep theological crisis, because their rabbinical leadership made very messianic and irresponsible promises about how it would not happen and were proven wrong. They've had a really lethal clash with reality.
- Ari Shavit

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