"The past always seems somehow more golden, more serious, than the present. We tend to forget the partisanship of yesteryear, preferring to re-imagine our history as a sure and steady march toward greatness."

-- Jon Meacham

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“I think that, ultimately, the only thing that affects race relations is fair treatment.”
“This is nothing. The last couple of batches of [Hillary Clinton's] emails have revealed exactly nothing. Now, who is pushing this notion that there was a quid pro quo in the State Department?”

Source : Source: www.realclearpolitics.com
“Customs represent the experience of mankind.”
“I don't have to think. My only job is to show up and win.”
“There are many things that we can understand, but in the end it is a case of 'anything is possible'.”
“In fact although I have studied in a Conservatory the classical piano, I do not consider myself a classical pianist.”
“I'm a Cub fan, and I sit up here and I know when we have a good team, I know when we're struggling, and it affects me just like any other fan, and I just happen to show it on the radio. I can't help it.”
“Obviously this prison has been controversial ever since the first detainees arrived in Guantanamo more than 14 years ago.”

Source : "Obama Proposes Plan To Close Guantanamo Bay Detention Center". "All Things Considered" with David Welna, www.npr.org. February 23, 2016.

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