My favorite forgotten President in American history is James Buchanan, who in defending really robust and sharp-elbowed debates … - Jeff Sharlet

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We were developing a machine that used egg white, heat and sugar to synthesize methanol when a power surge caused an implosion. Owens was meringued. By the time we chipped him out the poor chap had expired.

Jeff Sharlet

My favorite forgotten President in American history is James Buchanan, who in defending really robust and sharp-elbowed debates said, "I like the noise of democracy. I like the sound of people in the streets making noise. "

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The politics of that year [2004] are old now, but the problem remains the same, the real culture clash of American life. It's between the essence of fundamentalism - paternalism, authority, and charity - and the messy imperatives of democracy, "the din of the vox populi" once derided by Abram Vereide. It's the difference between false unity, preached from above, and real solidarity, pledged between brothers and sisters - the kinds who are always bickering.

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The Family is the oldest and arguably most influential religious political organization in Washington.

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Whoever is holding the power says, "Yeah, let's keep things civil and quiet. " Whoever's outside say's, "No, I'm not going to keep things civil and quiet, I'm going to bang on the door. "

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Liberalism doesn't speak to ideals. Radicalism does.

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Fundamentalism is a 20th-century phenomenon, but that kind of religious fervor actually has not always been associated with conservative goals.

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