Luck is not the hand of God.... Luck is the way the wind swirls and the dust settles eons after God has passed by.

But he is tired. He puts the pistol to his head again. He says, “I never asked to be born in the first place.

They were adored by the Germans, who thought they were exactly what Englishmen ought to be. They made war look stylish and reasonable, and fun... They were dressed half for battle, half for tennis or croquet.

You want to know something? We are still in the Dark Ages. The Dark Ages--they haven't ended yet.

What Franklin Roosevelt did, which really offended them, was he strengthened the labor unions - made it possible for them to strike. The oligarchs were furious because the working class was not supposed to have any power at all.

You have never seen greatness in a Presidency; I have. It was a rich kid who you would think had every reason to be a horse's ass - Franklin Roosevelt. He was humane and wise and resourceful. He was called a traitor to his class. With George Bush, that charge would never stick.

The hopes and fears of all our years are here with us tonight.