93 Quotes by Eric Liu

As it stands now, those of us who are lucky enough to be citizens by birth don't have to do much. Very little is asked of us.

America is exceptional: but because it yields the likes of Obama, not the likes of Bush.

What we should celebrate more than diversity is what we do with it. How do we bring everyone in the tent and create something together? In a twenty-first century way that activates our true potential, we all need to become sworn-again.

Six decades ago, as Mao's Communists seized power, the question in Washington was, 'Who lost China?' Now, as his capitalist descendants stand astride the world stage and Washington worries about decline, it seems to be, 'Who lost America?'

To be sure, the United States has profound problems, not least our faltering educational and physical infrastructure.

Throughout this country's history there have of course been systematic efforts to create an official underclass.

'The Purpose-Driven Life' is not just a mega-bestselling work of Christian faith; it is the thing that every voter, secular or not, yearns for.

Sometimes when I listen to fellow progressives, I wonder if the only lesson we took away from the '04 elections is that politics is a word game.

Here's a proposal, offered only partly in jest: no resident of the United States, whether born here or abroad, should get to be a citizen until age 18, at which time each such resident has to take a test.