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

In one of his last newsletters, Mike Ranney wrote: "In thinking back on the days of Easy Company, I'm treasuring my remark to a grandson who asked, 'Grandpa, were you a hero in the war?' No,'" I answered, 'but I served in a company of heroes.

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

Washington's character was rock solid. He came to stand for the new nation and its republican virtues, which was why he became our first President by unanimous choice.

The more sophisticated we get, the more advanced our buildings and vehicles become, the more vulnerable we are.

The number one secret of being a successful writer is this: marry an English major.

Almost everything Truman did in foreign affairs I approve of.