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There Is a Better Road

There Is a Better Road

By Maria Shriver
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Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about roads. I’ve been thinking about the road we’re on as a country, and as individuals trying to make sense of our lives.

Some days it feels like we’re moving forward on a path toward decency and common sense. Other days it feels like we’re drifting down the wrong road—one that leads us toward more noise and division, toward a place that’s unrecognizable.

This week, the letter President Trump sent to the president of Denmark really stopped me cold. I honestly couldn’t believe it. The details almost didn’t matter. What shook me was the tone underneath: I want what I want, and I’ll push until I get it.

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