Quote by Eric Liu
Many smart folks seem to think that if you just get your metaphors

Many smart folks seem to think that if you just get your metaphors and messages right, youll win. That if you start describing what you favor as a moral value – affordable health care is a moral value etc., – then youll appeal to red-state voters. – Eric Liu

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Have you ever watched someone become American? Last week, at a national citizenship conference I organize, thirty immigrants from 17 countries swore an oath and became citizens of the United States. It was a stirring experience for the hundreds of people in the room. – Eric Liu

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Experience
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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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In the end no segregationist scheme has withstood the force of a simple idea: equality under law. – Eric Liu

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Equality
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According to the Privacy Rights Center, up to 10 million Americans are victims of ID theft each year. They have a right to be notified when their most sensitive health data is stolen. – Luis Gutierrez

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City governments ought to be abolished, if only as a public health measure. – L. Neil Smith

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My personal feeling, if I can interject a political note, is that I dont think it is right that basic health care is a privilege. It shouldnt be. It should be a right of all human beings. And certainly in the richest country in the world. – Bryan Cranston

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You can never turn the clock back and, since were talking about mental health, I would stress that. – Peter Shilton

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