But no matter how many times we re-rank the presidents, in another 200 years, the top presidents will still be Washington and Lincoln and Jefferson, because they defined what a president is. They are the idea, and you can't be better than the idea.
Chuck KlostermanWe are often wrong about the past, but at least with the past you can change your thinking. We can't do that with the future.
Chuck KlostermanThis made her remember why people take up walking: It is because they no longer have anywhere to go.
Chuck KlostermanIt's possible for me to imagine a generation of people maybe two generations removed from you who might decide that we have an adversarial relationship with technology.
Chuck KlostermanWhen someone writes a book review, they obviously already self-identify as a writer. I mean, they are. They're writers, they're critics, and they're writing about a book about a writer who's a critic. So I think it's really hard for people to distance themselves from what they're criticizing.
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