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George Packer Quotes: What goes on in a person's head, what impels them to a political choice, it's a pretty complicated question.
         

What goes on in a person's head, what impels them to a political choice, it's a pretty complicated question.


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At the heart of the matter is a battle between wish and fear. Fear generally proves stronger than a wish, but it leaves a taste of disappointment on the tongue.

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I think that bias is not a fixed thing. It's not as though some people are biased and others are not. It ebbs and flows. It can be manipulated. It changes according to a person's circumstances.

I think that bias is not a fixed thing. It's not as though some people are biased and others are not. It ebbs and flows. It can be manipulated. It changes according to a person's circumstances.



We will have a more just society as soon as we want one.

We will have a more just society as soon as we want one.



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We have all the information in the universe at our fingertips, while our most basic problems go unsolved year after year...All around, we see dazzling technological change, but no progress.



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We all know who Donald Trump's talking to.



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Character is destiny, and politicians usually get the scandals they deserve, with a sense of inevitability about them.



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