Quote by Eric Liu
Talk of citizenship today is often thin and tinny. The word has a

Talk of citizenship today is often thin and tinny. The word has a faintly old-fashioned feel to it when used in everyday conversation. When evoked in national politics, its usually accompanied by the shrill whine of a descending culture-war mortar. – Eric Liu

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The Purpose-Driven Life is not just a mega-bestselling work of Christian faith it is the thing that every voter, secular or not, yearns for. – Eric Liu

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We tend to think of politics as bad, full of dirty tricks, negative ads, big campaigns, but I am here to explore the original meaning of politics, which is positive and has to do with balancing competing interests and looking for solutions. – Eric Liu

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Have you ever watched someone become American? Last week, at a national citizenship conference I organize, thirty immigrants from 17 countries swore an oath and became citizens of the United States. It was a stirring experience for the hundreds of people in the room. – Eric Liu

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America wants solutions. America wants a leader. No more tabloid politics. – Alveda King

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The largest party in America, by the way, is neither the Democrats nor the Republicans. Its the party of non-voters. – Robert Reich

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Acting is fun and I refuse to get involved in the semantics and the politics of strategy and breaking out of something or doing something because you need to do something else. For me its all about what fuels my soul and if Im passionate about a screenplay then thats what Ill do next. – Shailene Woodley

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No one out there is interested in who did what to whom in Westminster politics. – Iain Duncan Smith

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Freedom is nothing but a chance to be better. – Albert Camus