There are many more want-to-be writers out there than good editors.

Dams have harmed our wildlife and made rivers less useful for recreation.

Trial by jury. Live wherever you can make a living. How could a government based on such principles fail?

As to the Indians, the guiding principle was, promise them anything just so long as they get out of the way.

Neighbors are far better acoustic analyzers for determining the quality of their life versus any acoustic instrument left unattended by an expert.

In 1945, there were more people killed, more buildings destroyed, more high explosives set off, more fires burning than before or since.

During the Second World War, the Germans took four years to build the Atlantic Wall. On four beaches it held up the Allies for about an hour; at Omaha it held up the U.S. for less than one day. The Atlantic Wall must therefore be regarded as one of the greatest blunders in military history.