Quote by Jon Meacham
A wise nation should cultivate a political spirit that allows oppo

A wise nation should cultivate a political spirit that allows opponents to cooperate without fearing an automatic execution from their core supporters. Who knew that the real rogues in American politics would be the ones who dare to get along? – Jon Meacham

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From Jefferson to Jackson to Lincoln to FDR to Reagan, every great president inspires enormous affection and enormous hostility. Well all be much saner, I think, if we remember that history is full of surprises and things that seemed absolutely certain one day are often unimaginable the next. – 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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Given that religious faith is an intrinsic element of human experience, it is best to approach and engage the subject with a sense of history and a critical sensibility. – Jon Meacham

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And you dont want to always write about politics just for the sake of writing about politics. – Billie Joe Armstrong

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If there is one eternal truth of politics, it is that there are always a dozen good reasons for doing nothing. – John le Carre

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Politics is for the present, but an equation is for eternity. – Albert Einstein

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The only way you can do that Balance The Budget, Decrease Taxes, and Increase Military Spending is with mirrors, and thats what it would take. – John B. Anderson

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