When Republicans recently charged the President with promoting 'class warfare, ' he answered it was 'just math.' But it's more than math. It's a matter of morality. Republicans have posed the deepest moral question of any society: whether we're all in it together. Their answer is we're not. President Obama should proclaim, loudly and clearly, we are. Robert B. Reich
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A good way to win the race is to think as if you are already winning. Some people say it is not possible to win the race, but the best way to do it is to think as if you already have won. When we think that we already have won, we will be able to avoid mistakes and improve our performance.

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