Marcus Tullius Cicero

"No liberal man would impute a charge of unsteadiness to another for having changed his opinion.”

-- Marcus Tullius Cicero, Roman philosopher.
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Hillary Rodham Clinton

"We must stop thinking of the individual and start thinking about what is best for society."

-- Hillary Rodham Clinton, United States Secretary of State.
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The Family and Medical Leave Act

The Family and Medical Leave Act was signed by President Bill Clinton on this day in 1993. The legislation allows employees to take job-protected unpaid leave due to a serious health condition to care for a sick family member, or to care for a new child. The new law protected 50 million Americans from having to choose between the job they need and the family they love.
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Stephanie Miller

Stephanie Miller has been hosting her national progressive radio talk show since September 2004. The former stand-up comedian and daughter of Republican vice presidential candidate William Miller presents daily political satire, observational comedy and wit. Her daily radio show is carried by XM Radio's Left Channel. Vest Stephanie online at stephaniemiller.com.
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"The Liberal"

"The Liberal" magazine is dedicated to a renaissance in liberal politics and the liberal arts. Available online and in print, the British magazine reports political and economic analysis, publishes philosophical essays, poetry, music scores, photography, as well as short fiction from around the world. See theliberal.co.uk.
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Morris Raphael Cohen

"Liberalism regards life as an adventure in which we must take risks in new situation, in which there is no guarantee that the new will always be the good or the true, in which progress is a precarious achievement rather than inevitability."

-- Morris Raphael Cohen, Jewish philosopher.
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On this day in 1960

On this day in 1960, four black students sat at the counter of a segregated Woolworth's lunch counter in North Carolina. Although refused service, the event triggers similar actions throughout the South. Six-months later, the four students who began the protests are served lunch at the same Woolworth's lunch counter.
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