The lesson of Pearl Harbor ought never to be forgotten, and of course the motto that came from that, 69 years ago, the war which my dad fought, was 'Remember Pearl Harbor, never again.' We need to keep that to mind.

Writers are storytellers. So are readers.

I was provided with additional input that was radically different from the truth. I assisted in furthering that version.

As a Marine officer in combat, I was responsible for the lives and safety of all the Marines who served with me.

I know the difference between right and wrong, and I can tell good from bad. But I also know that the more difficult decisions come when we have to choose between good and better. The toughest calls of all are those we have to make between bad and worse.

President Reagan didn't always know what he knew.

The average term length of a member of congress is approaching 15 years, and the average term length of a convicted criminal is less than three. We've got that backward.