"The problem for those who assert biblical authority……" — Jon Meacham
"The problem for those who assert biblical authority in support of traditional definitions of marriage is that one could, with equal validity, assert that the lending of money or certain kinds of haircuts are forbidden by God, or that slavery and the subjugation of women are authorized by the Lord."
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77 Quotes by Jon Meacham
Jon Meacham has 77 quotes on this site.
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While we remain a nation decisively shaped by religious faith, our politics and our culture are, in the main, less…
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Our greatest leaders are neither dreamers nor dictators: They are, like Jefferson, those who articulate national aspirations yet master the…
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Steadiness of faith, was, in the long run, as illuminating and essential as sophistication of thought.
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In rich and captivating prose, Jessica DuLong kindly invites the rest of us on the journey of her lifetime: from…
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In the closed circle of the war cabinet, pounded by terrible report after terrible report, there had been uncertainty about…
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A lot of people, including business leaders, think the future belongs to China. Globalization is not a zero-sum game, but…
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We chose the most interesting image available to us to illustrate the theme of the cover, which is what we…
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There is nothing new under the sun.
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It is true that traditional Christianity is losing some of its appeal among Americans, but that is a religious, not…
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We often talk too much & listen too little. The surer route to winning a friend isn't to convince them…
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One wonders whether the Obama re-election campaign may be on the right track as it seeks to apply the you-break-it-you-own-it…
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The government invented the Internet.
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More Assert Quotes
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Be daring, be different, be impractical, be anything that will assert integrity of purpose and imaginative vision against the play-it-safers,…
— Cecil Beaton
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A simple rule in dealing with those who are hard to get along with is to remember that this person…
— Alfred Adler
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The EU must be able to act with the speed and flexibility of a network, not the cumbersome rigidity of…
— David Cameron
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To know oneself, one should assert oneself.
— Albert Camus
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Against eternal injustice, man must assert justice, and to protest against the universe of grief, he must create happiness.
— Albert Camus
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To assert in any case that a man must be absolutely cut off from society because he is absolutely evil…
— Albert Camus
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Those thinkers who cannot believe in any gods often assert that the love of humanity would be in itself sufficient…
— Gilbert K. Chesterton
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We are born to Exist, not to know, to be, not to assert ourselves.
— Emile M. Cioran
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If we are going to solve the challenges we face, you need a President who will pursue genuine solutions day…
— Barack Obama
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I do not mean to exclude altogether the idea of patriotism. I know it exists, and I know it has…
— George Washington
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I assert once again as a truth to which history as a whole bears witness that men may second their…
— Niccolo Machiavelli
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With one linear centimeter of your lower colon there lives and works more bacteria (about 100 billion) that all humans…
— Neil deGrasse Tyson
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