Diversity and independence are important because the best collective decisions are the product of disagreement and contest, not consensus or compromising. An… — James Surowiecki Copy Share Image
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This 1965. We went to trial on our city. We were obviously borrowing tactics and strategy from the Black freedom movement, and… — Bill Ayers Copy Share Image
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One has freedom as the principal means of action; the other has servitude. Their . . . paths [are] diverse; nevertheless, each… — Alexis de Tocqueville Copy Share Image
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It is always dangerous to the liberties of the people to have an army stationed among them, over which they have no… — Samuel Adams Copy Share Image
Every district is going to be different, but if you wanted me to give advice to those candidates: Run your own campaign,… — Zephyr Teachout Copy Share Image
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