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We must try again to be alive to what the people of our country really long for in our national life: forgiveness and grace, maturity and wisdom. ...our political leaders will know our priorities only if we tell them, again and again, and if those priorities begin to show up in the polls.
-Peggy Noonan
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We Must Try Again To Be Alive

Peggy Noonan
We must try again to be alive to what the people of our country really long for in our national life: forgiveness and grace, maturity and wisdom. ...our political leaders will know our priorities only if we tell them, again and again, and if those priorities begin to show up in the polls.
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