America was born out of a desire for self-determination, a longing for the human dignity that only independence can bring.

Speaking up for America has become a lonely ordeal.

Simplicity is the outcome of technical subtlety; it is the goal, not the starting point.

Poetry can't cure cancer, but it can save your life until you die.

True Americanism is practical idealism. Its aims, instead of being materialistic and mechanical, are idealistic to the point of being Utopian. In this way, the U.S. can provide and express ideals that strike a chord in humans everywhere - a declaration of independence on behalf of all the peoples of the world.

Sibling relationships are complicated. All family relationships are. Look at Hamlet.

America was born out of a desire for self-determination, a longing for the human dignity that only independence can bring.