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A reform is a correction of abuses; a revolution is a transfer of power.

~Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton

Topics: Abuse Correction Power Reform Revolution Transfer

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80 percent of learning is visual, so children who can't afford vision correction are at such a disadvantage.

~Ellen Hollman

Topics: Afford Children Correction Disadvantage Learning Percent Vision Visual Who

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Similarly, many a young man, hearing for the first time of the refraction of stellar light, has thought that doubt was cast on the whole of astronomy, whereas nothing is required but an easily effected and unimportant correction to put everything right again.

~Ernst Mach

Topics: Again Astronomy Cast Correction Doubt Easily Effected Everything First First Time Hearing Light Man Many Nothing Put Required Right Similarly Thought Time Unimportant Whereas Whole Young Young Man

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Reagan is held up to us as an example of never raising taxes. Correction: Reagan raised taxes six of his eight years as president. Why? He was a pragmatist, not doctrinaire. He saw problems emerging, and when his policies faltered he changed his views. Flexibility, not rigidity.

~Eugene Jarecki

Topics: Changed Correction Eight Emerging Example Flexibility He Held His Never Policies President Problems Raised Raising Raising Taxes Reagan Saw Six Taxes Up Us Views Why Years

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