A problem with a president who leads by stirring the moral sentiments of voters is that he has got to keep stirring them. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes lead moral president
Stages of life are artifacts. Adolescence is a useful contrivance, midlife is a moving target, senior citizens are an interest group, and tweenhood is just plain made up. Jill Lepore adolescenceartifactcitizen Change image and share on social
The idea of progress - the notion that human history is the history of human betterment - dominated the world view of the West between the Enlightenment and the First World War. Jill Lepore bettermentdominateenlightenment Change image and share on social
Accepting money from the federal government to conduct research places academic inquiry in the service of national interests. Jill Lepore academicacceptconduct Change image and share on social
When it comes to the health of our families, Barack refused to listen to all those folks who told him to leave health reform for another day, another president. He didn't care whether it was the easy thing to do politically - that's not how he was raised - he cared that it was the right thing to do. Michelle Obama barackcareday share on social
Socialism has no moral justification whatsoever; poor people are not morally superior to rich people, nor are they owed anything by rich people simply because of their lack of success. Charity is not a socialist concept - it is a religious one, an acknowledgment of God's sovereignty over property, a sovereignty the Left utterly rejects. Ben Shapiro acknowledgmentcharityconcept share on social
It's very hard to play the straight lead girl and still make her sparkly and fun and real. Emily Blunt fungirlhard Change image and share on social