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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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It would be great if politics were fact-based, but it is not, and it is surely not nuance-based. What works in a classroom or a think tank does not work on Capitol Hill or in the White House. Obama sometimes seems to be running the Brookings Institution, not the country. – Jon Meacham

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A globalized world is by now a familiar fact of life. Building walls or moats may sound appealing, but the future belongs to those who tend to their people and then boldly engage the rest of the world, near and far. – Jon Meacham

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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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Democrats are people who raise your taxes and spend your money on weird stuff. They steal your guns, and they spit on your faith. – Grover Norquist

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There are a lot of things I can take, and a few that I cant. What I cant take is when my older brother, whos everything that I want to be, starts losing faith in things. I saw that look in your eyes last night. I dont ever want to see that look in your eyes again. – M. Night Shyamalan

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Was the real Jesus of history one and the same as the Christ of faith whom we read about in the New Testament and worship in the church? Was Jesus really raised from the dead? Is he really the divine Lord of lords? – John Clayton

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If faith is lost, there is no security and there is no life for him who does not adhere to religion. – Muhammad Iqbal

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