Quote by Jon Meacham
The problem for those who assert biblical authority in support of

The problem for those who assert biblical authority in support of traditional definitions of marriage is that one could, with equal validity, assert that the lending of money or certain kinds of haircuts are forbidden by God, or that slavery and the subjugation of women are authorized by the Lord. – Jon Meacham

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The bringing-about of order is the first and fundamental task of government. We accept limits on our rights for the sake of a larger social compact all the time. – Jon Meacham

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Government
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Part of what I loved – and love – about being around older people is the tangible sense of history they embody. Im interested in military history, for instance, because both my grandfathers fought in World War II. Im interested in writing because one of those grandfathers wrote books. – Jon Meacham

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History
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Once the cry and the cause of a generation of progressives to make America safer, fairer and cleaner, regulation is now a dirty word in our politics. Even Democrats are quick to talk about cutting regulations Republicans hate them with – how to put it? – evangelical fervor. – Jon Meacham

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Politics
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No Government has the moral authority to dismantle the universally understood meaning of marriage. – Keith OBrien

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Marriage

More marriages might survive if the partners realized that sometimes the better comes after the worse. – Doug Larson

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Marriage

Each marriage has to be judged separately, and we never know whats going on in another persons marriage. – Mary Wesley

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Marriage

Id marry again if I found a man who had fifteen million dollars, would sign over half to me, and guarantee that hed be dead within a year. – Bette Davis

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Marriage

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When a girl marries she exchanges the attentions of many men for the inattention of one. – Helen Rowland

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No great artist ever sees things as they really are. If he did, he would cease to be an artist. – Oscar Wilde

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Art

Thinking as I do that the Creator of this world is a very cruel being, and being a worshipper of Christ, I cannot help saying: the Son, O how unlike the Father! First God Almighty comes with a thump on the head. Then Jesus Christ comes with a balm to heal it. – William Blake

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Christianity

I always told my dad Id play professional football. – Anthony Doerr

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