Johnson had been the most powerful man in the world, yet the North Vietnamese and the Vietcong had resisted, overcome his power, broken his will.

Friendships are different from all other relationships. Unlike acquaintanceship, friendship is based on love. Unlike lovers and married couples, it is free of jealousy. Unlike children and parents, it knows neither criticism nor resentment. Friendship has no status in law. Business partnerships are based on a contract. So is marriage. Parents are bound by law. But friendships are freely entered into, freely given, and freely exercised.

Writing is not the easiest way to make a living. Your work long hours, usually all by yourself. It is not a way to make money.

Andrew Johnson was a Southerner generally who proclaimed that his native state of Tennessee was a country for white men.

D-Day represents the greatest achievement of the american people and system in the 20th century. It was the pivot point of the 20th century. It was the day on which the decision was made as to who was going to rule in this world in the second half of the 20th century. Is it going to be Nazism, is it going to be communism, or are the democracies going to prevail?

The war in Vietnam I thought a dreadful mistake.

Immigrants do more than help us win our wars, or set up cleaning shops or ethnic restaurants.