"It's called the American Dream because you have to be asleep to believe it."
— George Carlin
Its Called The American Dream Because
It's called the American Dream because you have to be asleep to believe it.
About this quote
The punchline of one of Carlin's most celebrated political monologues, from his HBO special Life Is Worth Losing (recorded at the Beacon Theatre, New York, November 5, 2005 — his 13th HBO special). In the surrounding bit, Carlin attacks the concentration of wealth, the complicity of the media, and the willingness of ordinary Americans to vote against their own interests. The "American Dream" line arrives as the sardonic conclusion: the entire promise of upward mobility requires its believers to remain asleep to the realities of class and power.
Source
Life Is Worth Losing (HBO Special, 2005)