History teaches that nations do not learn from history.

...[O]ur Founding Fathers enshrined a constitutional separation of powers for the ages undeluded by the fantasy that angels would win elections.

Mission creep is not unique to Congress. It is endemic to all arms of the federal government.

A man ought to pray daily for himself, his wife, his children and his family.

I lived with the only continuity, day to day, of the me-me-me.

A huge Chinese population here in... Houston.

How folks lay claim to a loved one is they give you a name of their own. They figure to label you as their property.

Lives of great men all remind us We can make our lives sublime, And departing, leave behind us Footprints on the sands of time.

Starbucks is planning to close down all the restrooms in its New York locations. Which explains the most popular new Starbucks order: An empty cup.

I'm quite an opinionated person, but I'd never written a diary before. I quite like it!

The more I see of men, the more I admire dogs. - Jeanne

Train children not by compulsion but as if they were playing.

Out in the field, you haven't got anyone whispering into your ear saying all sorts of things, you've got to do it yourself.