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Quote by Jon Meacham
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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Here is a pretty good rule of thumb for Democratic Presidents: if it didnt work for Franklin D. Roosevelt, who won four terms and a World War, it probably wont work for you either. – Jon Meacham

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War
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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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power
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Attacks on a politicians identity – questioning Romneys religion, say, or Obamas birthplace – tend to come when an opponent is desperate and cant sell himself. – Jon Meacham

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Neither the life of an individual nor the history of a society can be understood without understanding both. – C. Wright Mills

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History

Gay writers now have both a sense of history and the fables that allows them to dwell in the realms of the ridiculous and at the same time talk seriously about things. – Tony Kushner

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History

Although… the Chief Magistrate must almost of necessity be chosen by a party and stand pledged to its principles and measures, yet in his official action he should not be the President of a party only, but of the whole people of the United States. – James K. Polk

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History

All through history, there have always been movements where business was not just about the accumulation of proceeds but also for the public good. – Anita Roddick

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History

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This morning someone sent me a very funny photo of me holding their puppy. We have matching colour jackets. – Luke Treadaway

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Science was something that really caught my attention. It was something I really could sink my teeth into. – Michael P. Anderson

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Science

Yoga has a sly, clever way of short-circuiting the mental patterns that cause anxiety. – Baxter Bell, quoted in “Worry Thwarts,” Yoga Journal, March 2006

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Its a beautiful thing, diving into the cool crisp water and then just sort of being able to pull your body through the water and the water opening up for you. – Dawn Fraser

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cool