Television can stir emotions, but it doesn’t invite reflection as much as the printed page.
BILL MOYERSCharity depends on the vicissitudes of whim and personal wealth; justice depends on commitment instead of circumstance.
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I can tell you that the job of trying to tell the truth about people whose job it is to hide the truth is about as complicated and difficult as trying to hide it in the first place.
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David Rockefeller is the most conspicuous representative today of the ruling class, a multinational fraternity of men who shape the global economy and manage the flow of its capital.
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Democracy doesn’t begin at the top; it begins at the bottom, when flesh-and-blood human beings fight to rekindle what Arlo Guthrie calls ‘The Patriot’s Dream.
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When ideology and theology couple, their offspring are not always bad but they are always blind.
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Professionals give advice; pilgrims share wisdom.
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Although I was brought up in a culturally and religious conservative culture, as a Baptist I was taught that no one has the right to subpoena your conscience.
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In uniform patriotism can salute one flag only, embrace but the first circle of life – one’s own land and tribe. In war that is necessary, in peace it is not enough.
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People who don’t believe in government are likely to defy our government.
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You can’t have a people’s democracy as long as corporations are considered people.
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Charity depends on the vicissitudes of whim and personal wealth; justice depends on commitment instead of circumstance.
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Our media and political system has turned into a mutual protection racket.
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For the first time in our history, ideology and theology hold a monopoly of power in Washington.
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Watching the debate this afternoon it was apparent they loved term limits in the House – as Brutus loved Caesar.
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We have got to nurture the spirit of independent journalism in this country, or we’ll not save capitalism from its own excesses, and we’ll not save democracy from its own inertia.
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We see more and more of our Presidents and know less and less about what they do.
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