More From Eric Liu
- "Talk of citizenship today is often thin and tinny. The word has a faintly old-fashioned feel to it when used in everyday conversation. When evoked in national politics, it’s usually accompanied by the shrill whine of a descending culture-war mortar."
- "You cannot mistake Bush’s clarity of purpose. He believes in a story about freedom and opportunity that makes his followers feel like they aren’t just ticking their days down but are part of something larger than themselves."
- "Throughout this country’s history there have of course been systematic efforts to create an official underclass."
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- "A garden requires patient labor and attention. Plants do not grow merely to satisfy ambitions or to fulfill good intentions. They thrive because someone expended effort on them."― Liberty Hyde Bailey
- "No one really wants to admit they are lonely, and it is never really addressed very much between friends and family. But I have felt lonely many times in my life."― Bill Murray
- "I think when someone is injured in your family, you want to speak to the individual and you want to hear their voice and you want to make sure they are OK."― Roger Goodell