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What Unites Us: Reflections on Patriotism

by Dan Rather (Goodreads Author)

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What Unites Us: Reflections on Patriotism by Dan Rather

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The open road has rightly become a symbol of America, a country whose destiny and people always seem to be on the move.

True. I love a good road trip, and I miss our weekend road trips to Galveston we used to take when I was a kid.

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“A vote is like a rifle: its usefulness depends upon the character of the user.”
― Theodore Roosevelt

tags: civic-duty, democracy, elections, voters

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“In politics we presume that everyone who knows how to get votes knows how to administer a city or a state. When we are ill... we do not ask for the handsomest physician, or the most eloquent one.”
― Plato

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“Anyone who thinks he's too small to make a difference has never been bit by a mosquito", I'd tell people.”
― Jeannette Walls, Half Broke Horses

tags: democracy, memoir, voting

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“Support individuals, not parties.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Mad About Humans: World Maker's Almanac

tags: corruption, election, partisan, political-parties, political-philosophy, political-science, politicians, politics, voting, voting-rights

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“So, character is how you do things, as well as what you do, and a person of character understands that how they get things done matters as much as what they get done. Character is about integrity over time, trustworthiness over time, authenticity over time, generosity over time.
Sometimes you’ll hear people talk a lot about values in conjunction with the word character, and I always say to people that values are what guide your behavior when no one is looking and you don’t think anyone will ever find out. The way you behave when you think you can get away with it is who you really are.”
― Carly Fiorina

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