The convention is the voice, the bone and the sinews of a political party-and sometimes it even nominates an Abraham Lincoln.
Fletcher KnebelFinally it has penetrated my thick skull. This life-this moment-is no dress rehearsal. This is it.
Fletcher KnebelOur forefathers made one mistake. What they should have fought for was representation without taxation.
Fletcher KnebelTo start with, there's the alien accent. "Tree" is the number between two and four. "Jeintz" is the name of the New York professional football team. A "fit" is a bottle measuring seven ounces less than a quart. This exotic tongue has no relationship to any of the approved languages at the United Nations, and is only slightly less difficult to master than Urdu.
Fletcher Knebel