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" A government of, by and for the people is obligated to conduct the nation's business in a manner that respects dissent. "
Business
People
Nation
" America is very decentralized in how it supports the humanities, unlike European countries where virtually everything stems from the central government. "
America
Government
Everything
" America somehow thinks that leadership relates to governance, and it certainly does. But society is much bigger than governance, and some of the truly great leadership of our society is outside the governance arena. "
Leadership
Society
Great
" Civility is not about dousing strongly held views. It's about making sure that people are willing to respect other perspectives. "
Civility
Sure
Respect
" Civility is not simply about manners. "
Simply
Manners
Civility
" History provides a sense of where we've been and lessons that can be taken forward. "
Where
History
Sense
" I am appalled by the notion of cultural wars. "
I Am
Notion
Wars
" If you read literature, you put yourself in somebody else's shoes. You learn from great figures in literature. "
Literature
Great
Yourself
" I have a long-term interest in the humanities. "
Long-Term
Humanities
Interest
" I think America is going to have to think through whether it wants to uplift the political dialogue or advance an approach that divides and, frankly, can lead to violence. "
Think
Political
America
" It is hard to cement any relations with any country based on promises that may not be deliverable. "
May
Cement
Hard
" Our culture is more shaped by the arts and humanities than it often is by politics. "
Politics
Shaped
More
" Politics has high and low moments. Sometimes it brings out the better angels of our nature; sometimes baser instincts. "
High
Better
Politics
" Public decision-making does not lend itself to certitude. "
Public
Decision-Making
Itself
" The arts and humanities are vastly more important in troubled times. "
Important
Times
Arts
" The hallmark of our times is change and acceleration, but we have to provide the history. "
Acceleration
Change
History
" The majority of U.S. high school students don't know within 50 years when the Civil War occurred. "
War
High School
Know
" There are words bandied about that are being misused - words like 'socialism,' words like 'communism,' words like 'fascism.' "
Communism
Fascism
Socialism
" There's probably a little greater case for pessimism than optimism. But I do not rule out optimism. "
Little
Rule
Pessimism
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