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My grandfather was a general in the Nationalist Chinese Air Force

My grandfather was a general in the Nationalist Chinese Air Force during World War II, and I grew up hearing the pilot stories and seeing pictures of him in uniform. – Eric Liu

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Heres a proposal, offered only partly in jest: no resident of the United States, whether born here or abroad, should get to be a citizen until age 18, at which time each such resident has to take a test. – Eric Liu

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Age
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Eric Liu
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Talk of citizenship today is often thin and tinny. The word has a faintly old-fashioned feel to it when used in everyday conversation. When evoked in national politics, its usually accompanied by the shrill whine of a descending culture-war mortar. – Eric Liu

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Politics
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Eric Liu
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The war on terror is the most insane and immoral war of all time. The Americans are doing what they did in Vietnam, bombing villages. But how can a civilised nation do this? How can you can eliminate suspects, their wives, their children, their families, their neighbours? How can you justify this? – Imran Khan

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War

This administration here and now declares unconditional war on poverty. – Lyndon B. Johnson

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War

Diplomats are just as essential to starting a war as soldiers are for finishing it… You take diplomacy out of war, and the thing would fall flat in a week. – Will Rogers

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War

I had very good support from Democrats and Republicans all throughout my administration. I had a very high batting average. We added more jobs per year in my four years than any other president since the Second World War. – Jimmy Carter

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War

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I used to joke that if acting didnt work out, poetry was my commonsense fallback. – Merritt Wever

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We are naive and moralistic women. We are human beings who find politics a blight upon the human condition. And do not know how one copes with it except through politics. – Kate Millett

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Politics

The Bible and the Church have been the greatest stumbling blocks in the way of womens emancipation. – Elizabeth Cady Stanton

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Women

Just watching my cats can make me happy. – Paula Cole

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