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If a person is homosexual by nature - that is, if ones sexuality i

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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It would be great if politics were fact-based, but it is not, and it is surely not nuance-based. What works in a classroom or a think tank does not work on Capitol Hill or in the White House. Obama sometimes seems to be running the Brookings Institution, not the country. – Jon Meacham

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Politics
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The middle class, one of the great achievements in history, is becoming more of a relic than a reality. – Jon Meacham

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History
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Without education, we are weaker economically. Without economic power, we are weaker in terms of national security. No great military power has ever remained so without great economic power. – Jon Meacham

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Education
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Nature is not benevolent: with ruthless indifference she makes all things serve their purposes… – Laozi, as quoted in The Wisdom of the East: The Sayings of Lao Tzŭ, transla

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Nature

I thoroughly enjoy getting away from the game and going out fishing because its so relaxing, so quiet and peaceful. I mean, theres no noise other than nature – and its so different from what I do in a tournament situation that it just eases my mind. – Tiger Woods

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Nature

Pure drawing is an abstraction. Drawing and colour are not distinct, everything in nature is coloured. – Paul Cezanne

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Nature

Im so not stylish by nature, but Ive learned to work with what I have. – Julie Bowen

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Nature

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Ive talked to some drummers who seem to have a very hard time staying in shape on the road, including some drummers touring with high-profile acts that dont have to live on fast food every night. – Matt Cameron

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Its not necessary to blow out your neighbors light to let your own shine. – M. R. Dehaan

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I dont have an iPod. I mean, I have a couple. Doesnt everyone? But I dont use it. I need to because I go to the gym now, and Im tired of listening to morning radio. I want some music! I do have a video iPod, but I dont use it either. – Ricky Schroder

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It is not who is right, but what is right, that is of importance. – Thomas Henry Huxley

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