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Editor’s Note: This article previously appeared in a different format as part of The Atlantic’s Notes section, retired in 2021.
Here are the best quotes we heard from our sources today. (Click through to read the full stories.)
Lincoln Chafee, former presidential candidate (pictured above): “Being a horse person, listening is not just words—it’s body language and moods.”
Helena Barroco, a diplomatic advisor to Portugal’s president: “Higher education in a context of [wartime] emergencies is not a luxury but one of the most strategic investments.”
Diana Severance, the director of the Dunham Bible Museum: “There is another error. [In] Deuteronomy 5:24, when it talks about the ‘greatness’ of God, it has ‘great-asse.’”
(Previous quotes from our sources here)
About the Author
Chris Bodenner is a former senior editor at The Atlantic.