In violent streets and broken homes, the cry of anguished souls is not for more laws but for more conscience and character.

But prosperity without a soul is like a corpse whose heart has stopped beating. There is no life, only consumption.

Freedom is a lonely battle, but if the United States doesn't lead it - sometimes imperfectly, but mostly with honor - who will?

Thanks to pathetic reporting by The New York Times and other media sycophants more than 50 years ago, Fidel Castro, following the dictatorship of Fulgencio Batista, was also seen by many as a liberator of Cuba. 'I am not a communist and neither is the revolutionary movement.' Castro said at the time. Only after he consolidated power, did he tell the truth: 'I am a Marxist-Leninist and I will be one until the last day of my life.'

In a free society, government reflects the soul of its people. If people want change at the top, they will have to live in different ways. Our major social problems are not the cause of our decadence. They are a reflection of it.

People, like water, will run downhill, seeking their lowest level unless something interdicts them.

In violent streets and broken homes, the cry of anguished souls is not for more laws but for more conscience and character.