Nick Clegg

We can't return to the 19th century, draw up our drawbridges and say, we don't have anything to do with each other, Germany will not work with the Netherlands, the UK will not work with France. That's ludicrous. We are condemned to work with each other.

British Politician

Caroline Polachek

My stepfather is a baron. He has a castle in Belgium that's been in his family for hundreds and hundreds of years. It's not fancy; it's really sort of brimstone and dark. It's got a moat and a drawbridge.

American Musician

Claire Fox

The notion that one's home is one's castle and you can pull up the drawbridge is not one that people in public policy circles believe in.

British Writer

Ed Davey

We are a million miles from the Tories. While we promote international co-operation and human rights abroad, they pull up the drawbridge.

Drawbridges were common in medieval times for defense purposes; think of castles.

Historical Use

Drawbridges symbolize openness or barriers in stories, sometimes creating tension.

Modern Symbolism

In modern use, drawbridges allow traffic flow by alternating between vehicles and boats.

Functional Aspect

 the more they trust each other, the more they can have a redistributionist welfare state. Scandinavian countries are so wonderful because they have this legacy of being small, homogenous countries. And that leads to a progressive welfare state, a set of progressive left-leaning values, which says, "Drawbridge down! The world is a great place.

Can a divided America...

 bridge a two Decker drawbridge built in 1920 today the ornate five story bridge house is a museum dedicated to the city's famous movable bridges on the west side of the city is a Chicago landmark that played an important role

Chicago's Coolest...

 training the next generation of poets from the community the rest of us know who we get tenure and title and we say ah this is the life we shut down lift the drawbridge and we forget our