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

Reading your own material aloud forces you to listen.

Who today is willing to say that Texas and California and the remainder of the Southwest would be better off if they were governed by Mexico?

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.

Like their predecessors, the Presidents of today just throw up their hands.

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.

At the core, the American citizen soldiers knew the difference between right and wrong, and they didn't want to live in a world in which wrong prevailed. So they fought, and won, and we all of us, living and yet to be born, must be forever profoundly grateful.