Quote by Jon Meacham
The attacks of September 11 - and subsequent acts of terror from L

The attacks of September 11 – and subsequent acts of terror from London to Madrid to Fort Hood, Texas – embody the most repulsive of human instincts, the will to power at the price of the lives of others. – Jon Meacham

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As crucial as religion has been and is to the life of the nation, Americas unifying force has never been a specific faith, but a commitment to freedom – not least freedom of conscience. – Jon Meacham

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Faith
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With the perspective afforded by the passage of time, where does 9/11 rank as a turning point in our national history? For the victims and their families, innocents going about their lives, suddenly and brutally murdered, no other day can ever matter as much. – Jon Meacham

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History
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Part of what I loved – and love – about being around older people is the tangible sense of history they embody. Im interested in military history, for instance, because both my grandfathers fought in World War II. Im interested in writing because one of those grandfathers wrote books. – Jon Meacham

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History
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power
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Given the daunting challenges that we face, its important that president elect Obama is prepared to really take power and begin to rule day one. – Valerie Jarrett

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power

Where an excess of power prevails, property of no sort is duly respected. No man is safe in his opinions, his person, his faculties, or his possessions. – James Madison

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power

Grammar is a piano I play by ear. All I know about grammar is its power. – Joan Didion

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power

In the next 10 years, I expect at least five billion people worldwide to own smartphones, giving every individual with such a phone instant access to the full power of the Internet, every moment of every day. – Marc Andreessen

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power

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Theres really no point in having children if youre not going to be home enough to father them. – Anthony Edwards

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Home

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funny

If at first, the idea is not absurd, then there is no hope for it. – Albert Einstein

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Ideas

Faith is a living, daring confidence in Gods grace, so sure and certain that a man could stake his life on it a thousand times. – Martin Luther

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Faith