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The power of the American system of republicanism lies in its capa

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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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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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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Government
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World War II ended the Great Depression with one of the great public-private industrial collaborations in the history of man. – Jon Meacham

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Tonight, we gather to affirm the greatness of our nation – not because of the height of our skyscrapers, or the power of our military, or the size of our economy. Our pride is based on a very simple premise, summed up in a declaration made over two hundred years ago. – Barack Obama

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I believe in the transformational power of liberty. I believe that the free Iraq is in this nations interests. I believe a free Afghanistan is in this nations interest. – George W. Bush

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To dance is to be out of yourself. Larger, more beautiful, more powerful. This is power, it is glory on earth and it is yours for the taking. – Agnes de Mille

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The power to do good is also the power to do harm. – Milton Friedman

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Nurses don’t wait until October to celebrate Make a Difference Day — they make a difference every day! – Author Unknown

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Id like to believe an accumulation of experience has made me a sort of a grown-up person, so I can have judgment and taste and whatever. – Maurice Sendak

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