Quote by Jon Meacham
Attacks on a politicians identity - questioning Romneys religion,

Attacks on a politicians identity – questioning Romneys religion, say, or Obamas birthplace – tend to come when an opponent is desperate and cant sell himself. – Jon Meacham

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The perennial conviction that those who work hard and play by the rules will be rewarded with a more comfortable present and a stronger future for their children faces assault from just about every direction. That great enemy of democratic capitalism, economic inequality, is real and growing. – Jon Meacham

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Future
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The middle class, one of the great achievements in history, is becoming more of a relic than a reality. – Jon Meacham

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History
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The problem for those who assert biblical authority in support of traditional definitions of marriage is that one could, with equal validity, assert that the lending of money or certain kinds of haircuts are forbidden by God, or that slavery and the subjugation of women are authorized by the Lord. – Jon Meacham

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They become the keepers of the mystery. They place themselves between the communicants of the religion, and the immediate experience. And then they dictate the terms on which you can have contact with this wonderful mystery. We dont dictate those terms. – Larry Harvey

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When state and religion are one, religion becomes a means for the powerful to remain in power. – Walter Jon Williams

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Well, the first time I ran into the term religion, people were asking whether you had any. You know, some people had religion and some people didnt have religion. – Bernice Johnson Reagon

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Even at school I studied ethics instead of religion. – Ville Valo

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