Quote by Jon Meacham
The perennial conviction that those who work hard and play by the

The perennial conviction that those who work hard and play by the rules will be rewarded with a more comfortable present and a stronger future for their children faces assault from just about every direction. That great enemy of democratic capitalism, economic inequality, is real and growing. – Jon Meacham

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From Jefferson to Jackson to Lincoln to FDR to Reagan, every great president inspires enormous affection and enormous hostility. Well all be much saner, I think, if we remember that history is full of surprises and things that seemed absolutely certain one day are often unimaginable the next. – Jon Meacham

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History
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The fact is that America has been at her most prosperous when government and the private sector have been not at war, but in a wary, if often underplayed, alliance. History is unmistakable on this point. – Jon Meacham

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Given that religious faith is an intrinsic element of human experience, it is best to approach and engage the subject with a sense of history and a critical sensibility. – Jon Meacham

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School is practice for future life, practice makes perfect and nobodys perfect, so why practice? – Billie Joe Armstrong

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Real generosity toward the future lies in giving all to the present. – Albert Camus

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The road to the future leads us smack into the wall. We simply ricochet off the alternatives that destiny offers. Our survival is no more than a question of 25, 50 or perhaps 100 years. – Jacques Yves Cousteau

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The computer is your passport, not only to the future but to knowing whats going around you. – Michael Nutter

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It is easy to go down into Hell night and day, the gates of dark Death stand wide but to climb back again, to retrace ones steps to the upper air – theres the rub, the task. – Virgil

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I didnt get where I am today by worryin about how Id feel tomorrow. – Ron White

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I think fear is what keeps us from going over the edge. I mean, as a race car driver, I dont think what makes a good race car driver is a fearless person. I think its somebody that is comfortable being behind the wheel of something thats somewhat out of control. – Jeff Gordon

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A truly rich man is one whose children run into his arms when his hands are empty. – Author Unknown

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