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An unexamined faith is not worth having, for fundamentalism and un

An unexamined faith is not worth having, for fundamentalism and uncritical certitude entail the rejection of one of the great human gifts: that of free will, of the liberty to make up our own minds based on evidence and tradition and reason. – Jon Meacham

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Here is a pretty good rule of thumb for Democratic Presidents: if it didnt work for Franklin D. Roosevelt, who won four terms and a World War, it probably wont work for you either. – Jon Meacham

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War
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Without education, we are weaker economically. Without economic power, we are weaker in terms of national security. No great military power has ever remained so without great economic power. – Jon Meacham

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Education
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With the perspective afforded by the passage of time, where does 9/11 rank as a turning point in our national history? For the victims and their families, innocents going about their lives, suddenly and brutally murdered, no other day can ever matter as much. – Jon Meacham

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Faith is not belief without proof, but trust without reservation. – D. Elton Trueblood

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That someone like Obama could be elected president of the United States – with its unrivaled power and prestige – has begun to restore the countrys and the worlds faith in America as the land of opportunity. – Dee Dee Myers

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Faith

Of course, bad marriages are so pervasive that they have invaded the faith community too. – Jerry B. Jenkins

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Faith

I looked at some of the statues of Jesus they were just stones with no life. When they said that God is three, I was puzzled even more but could not argue. I believed it, simply because I had to have respect for the faith of my parents. – Cat Stevens

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Faith

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Noah and his family were the only loyal and obedient subjects to the legal power: they alone were saved. – Orson Pratt

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I write to keep from going mad from the contradictions I find among mankind – and to work some of those contradictions out for myself. – Michel de Montaigne

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work

I created the Womens Federation for World Peace in order to restore all that woman originally lost. You American women dont need a man in the position of grandfather, parents, husband, elder or younger brother. You only need the true Adam. – Sun Myung Moon

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There is a consensus of willing leaders from both parties coalescing around the right way forward in health care. Reform should address government-imposed inequities and barriers to true choice and competition. – Paul Ryan

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Health