America cannot have an empire abroad and a Republic at home.
A better idea than my own is to listen.
The ignorant are afraid to betray surprise or admiration...they think it ill manners.
The water is clearer than the air, and the air is the air that angels breathe.
Those who say truth is stranger than fiction have wasted their time on poorly written fiction.
If we were meant to talk more than listen, we would have two mouths and one ear.