The essence of America - that which really unites us - is not ethnicity or nationality or religion - it is an idea - and what an idea it is: That you can come from humble circumstances and do great things.
We are at war and our security as a nation depends on winning that war.
A just and reasonable modesty does not only recommend eloquence but sets off...
The closer and more confidential our relationship with someone the less we are entitled to ask about what we are not voluntarily told.