It is almost inconceivable that citizens of that time were willing to support so bloody a war, by putting so high a price upon Union and Liberty.
To know oneself is to disbelieve utopia.
Tradition lives because young people come along who catch its romance and add new glories to it.
Love is not a feeling of happiness. Love is a willingness to sacrifice.
To go into a competition and not strive to win is to be a dishonest competitor.
Our political institutions work remarkably well. They are designed to clang against each other. The noise is democracy at work.