“If a person can grow through unthinkable trauma and loss, perhaps a nation may, too.” PoliticsPsychology Book:Unthinkable: Trauma, Truth, and the Trials of American Democracy Source: Unthinkable: Trauma, Truth, and the Trials of American Democracy
“Memory requires active engagement with the complexities of the past. It is not an unthinking or passive process, like breathing or (for most people) sleeping. I have found that good memory, like good history, requires disciplined and focused attention, an honest effort to overcome one's perceptual and cognitive biases, and sustained effort.” HistoryPsychologyMemory Book:Unthinkable: Trauma, Truth, and the Trials of American Democracy Source: Unthinkable: Trauma, Truth, and the Trials of American Democracy
“Senator, when you took your oath of office, you placed your hand on the Bible and swore to uphold the Constitution. You did not place your hand on the Constitution and swear to uphold the Bible.” HandsGayOfficeConstitutionLgbtSwearSenatorsOathOath Of Office Author:Jamie Raskin