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The past always seems somehow more golden, more serious, than the

The past always seems somehow more golden, more serious, than the present. We tend to forget the partisanship of yesteryear, preferring to re-imagine our history as a sure and steady march toward greatness. – Jon Meacham

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If a person is homosexual by nature – that is, if ones sexuality is as intrinsic a part of ones identity as gender or skin color – then society can no more deny a gay person access to the secular rights and religious sacraments because of his homosexuality than it can reinstate Jim Crow. – Jon Meacham

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The power of the American system of republicanism lies in its capacity to allow religious belief to be a competing, not a controlling, factor in American life. – Jon Meacham

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If you go back through 2000 years, I guess luck, Marx, and God have made history, the three of them together. – Theodore White

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It is possible to read the history of this country as one long struggle to extend the liberties established in our Constitution to everyone in America. – Molly Ivins

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For most of our history, Americans enjoyed both liberty and security from foreign threats. – Harry Browne

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Texas was such a welcoming place, and with its unbelievable history and tradition, its extra special to be a part of that. – Ricky Williams

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