Quote by Jon Meacham
Part of what I loved - and love - about being around older people

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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A wise nation should cultivate a political spirit that allows opponents to cooperate without fearing an automatic execution from their core supporters. Who knew that the real rogues in American politics would be the ones who dare to get along? – Jon Meacham

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Politics
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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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History is littered with wars which everybody knew would never happen. – Enoch Powell

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Happy the people whose annals are blank in history-books. – Thomas Carlyle, Life of Frederick the Great

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A study of the history of opinion is a necessary preliminary to the emancipation of the mind. – John Maynard Keynes

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The history of free men is never really written by chance but by choice their choice! – Dwight D. Eisenhower

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You dont have to turn on the TV set. You dont have to work on the Internet. Its up to you. – Ray Bradbury

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Among the many values in life, I appreciate freedom most. – Haruki Murakami

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