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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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Once the cry and the cause of a generation of progressives to make America safer, fairer and cleaner, regulation is now a dirty word in our politics. Even Democrats are quick to talk about cutting regulations Republicans hate them with – how to put it? – evangelical fervor. – Jon Meacham

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In America, now, let us – Christian, Jew, Muslim, agnostic, atheist, wiccan, whatever – fight nativism with the same strength and conviction that we fight terrorism. My faith calls on its followers to love ones enemies. A tall order, that – perhaps the tallest of all. – Jon Meacham

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The perennial conviction that those who work hard and play by the rules will be rewarded with a more comfortable present and a stronger future for their children faces assault from just about every direction. That great enemy of democratic capitalism, economic inequality, is real and growing. – Jon Meacham

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Religious belief, like history itself, is a story that is always unfolding, always subject to inquiry and ripe for questioning. For without doubt there is no faith. – Jon Meacham

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Stand straight, walk proud, have a little faith. – Garth Brooks

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When you put your total faith in God, no matter what happens, to a person whos a true believer, if you die, you know youre going to heaven to be with God. – Jim Bakker

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The principle part of faith is patience. – George MacDonald

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War should be the politics of last resort. And when we go to war, we should have a purpose that our people understand and support. – Colin Powell

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The Christian faith makes it possible for us nobly to accept that which cannot be changed, and to meet disappointments and sorrow with an inner poise, and to absorb the most intense pain without abandoning our sense of hope. – Martin Luther King,Jr., Strength to Love, 1963

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Family love is messy, clinging, and of an annoying and repetitive pattern, like bad wallpaper. – P. J. ORourke

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When our perils are past, shall our gratitude sleep? – George Canning

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