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

Other quotes by Eric Liu

Sometimes when I listen to fellow progressives, I wonder if the only lesson we took away from the 04 elections is that politics is a word game. – Eric Liu

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Politics
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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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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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Eric Liu
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A day spent praising the earth and lamenting mans pollutionist history makes you feel like a superior, sensitive soul. – Russell Baker

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History

Optimists are usually wrong. But all the great change in history, positive change, was done by optimists. – Thomas Friedman

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History

Histories used often to be stories: the fashion now is to leave out the story. Our histories are stall-fed: the facts are absorbed by the reflexions, as the meat is sometimes by the fat. – Augustus William Hare and Julius Charles Hare, Guesses at Truth, by Two Brothers

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History

Real history is a candid shot. The history of textbooks poses for its pictures. – Terri Guillemets

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History

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There are certain sounds that Ive found work well in nearly any context. Their function is not so much musical as spatial: they define the edges of the territory of the music. – Brian Eno

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I would say that the war correspondent gets more drinks, more girls, better pay, and greater freedom than the soldier, but at this stage of the game, having the freedom to choose his spot and being allowed to be a coward and not be executed for it is his torture. – Robert Capa

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Freedom

. . . it is happy for you that you possess the talent of flattering with delicacy. May I ask whether these pleasing attentions proceed from the impulse of the moment, or are the result of previous study? – Jane Austen

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Flattery

Its very different than it use to be. I think everybody has a lot more experience in how to be in a relationship – whether its a marriage or a significant other or a business or a friend. – Kathy Valentine

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Marriage