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Empathy is a quality of character that can change the world.

The world thanks you for sharing Nelson Mandela with us.

American politics is always somewhat fluid. In this age of social media, it means that voters can swing back and forth.

So while I will never minimize the costs involved in military action, I am convinced that a failure to act in Libya would have carried a far greater price for America.

I was able to see faith as more than just a comfort to the weary or a hedge against death; rather, it was an active, palpable agent in the world.

Progress does not compel us to settle centuries-long debates about the role of government for all time, but it does require us to act in our time.