Nothing is inevitable in life. People make choices, and those choices have results, and we all live with the results.

The war in Vietnam I thought a dreadful mistake.

The American Constitution is the greatest governing document, and at some 7,000 words, just about the shortest.

Friends never cheat on each other, or take advantage, or lie. Friends do not spy on one another, yet they have no secrets. Friends glory in each other's successes and are downcast by the failures. Friends minister to each other, nurse each other. Friends give to each other, worry about each other, stand always ready to help. Perfect friendship is rarely achieved, but at its height it is an ecstasy.

American is the first democratic nation-state.

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

I'm no politician. I'm an historian who has learned through a lifetime of studying that nothing in the world beats universal education.