Quote by Eric Liu
Throughout this countrys history there have of course been systema

Throughout this countrys history there have of course been systematic efforts to create an official underclass. – Eric Liu

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You cannot mistake Bushs clarity of purpose. He believes in a story about freedom and opportunity that makes his followers feel like they arent just ticking their days down but are part of something larger than themselves. – Eric Liu

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Freedom
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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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Experience
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Eric Liu
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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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Politics
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Other Quotes from
History
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Its in the history books, the Holocaust. Its just a phrase. And the truth is it happened yesterday. It happened to my mother. I never met my grandmothers or my grandfathers. They were all wiped up in the gas chambers of Nazi Germany. – Gene Simmons

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History

Something as curious as the monarchy wont survive unless you take account of peoples attitudes. After all, if people dont want it, they wont have it. – Prince Charles

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History

Our culture now wonderfully, alchemically transforms images and history into artistic material. The possibilities seem endless and wide open. – Jerry Saltz

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History

Very few things happen at the right time, and the rest do not happen at all: the conscientious historian will correct these defects. – Herodotus, The History of Herodotus

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History

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Nothing more detestable does the earth produce than an ungrateful man. – Decimus Magnus Ausonius

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Gratitude

Everyone needs to have access both to grandparents and grandchildren in order to be a full human being. – Margaret Mead

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Grandparents

Success is the progressive realization of predetermined, worthwhile, personal goals. – Paul J. Meyer

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Success

A man who was completely innocent, offered himself as a sacrifice for the good of others, including his enemies, and became the ransom of the world. It was a perfect act. – Mahatma Gandhi

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good