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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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In the end no segregationist scheme has withstood the force of a simple idea: equality under law. – Eric Liu

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Equality
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True fans of the Constitution, like true fans of the national pastime, acknowledge the critical role of human judgment in making tough calls. We dont expect flawless interpretation. We expect good faith. We demand honesty. – Eric Liu

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Faith
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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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If history were a photograph of the past it would be flat and uninspiring. Happily, it is a painting; and, like all works of art, it fails of the highest truth unless imagination and ideas are mixed with the paints. – Allen Nevins

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History

From the heights of these pyramids, forty centuries look down on us. – Napoleon Bonaparte

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History

History is a gallery of pictures in which there are few originals and many copies. – Alexis de Tocqueville, 1856

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History

When the rich think about the poor, they have poor ideas. – Evita Peron

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History

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Business is other peoples money. – Delphine de Girardin

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Its a bit odd that nobody seems to be using the correct technical term to describe organized Islamic terrorists. They are not a faction of a religion or a social movement. They are a cult. A suicide cult. – Craig Bruce

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Religion

The murals in restaurants are on par with the food in museums. – Peter De Vries

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Religion is a monumental chapter in the history of human egotism. – William James

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