Agreement is brought about by changing people's minds - other people's.

Republicans are people who, if you were drowning 50 feet from shore, would throw you a 25-foot rope and tell you to swim the other 25 feet because it would be good for your character. Democrats would throw you a hundred-foot rope and then walk away looking for other good deeds to do.

English, our common language, binds our diverse people.

The United States is enriched by many cultures, and united by a single common language.

The last thing a scientist would do is cling to a map because he inherited it from his grandfather, or because it was used by George Washington or Abraham Lincoln.

In a very real sense, people who have read good literature have lived more than people who cannot or will not read.

Bilingualism for the individual is fine, but not for a country.