History is a tool used by politicians to justify their intentions.

And there will continue to be a specific threat, and there will continue to be terrorism, as there has been for as long as human history exists.

Look, fundamentally there are two sets of questions that apply in the war against terrorism. The one set of questions deals with the, "Where is it going to happen? What's going to happen? When is it going to happen?" The other set of questions deals with, "What is it that our enemy, the terrorists, are trying to achieve?" What are they trying to induce us to do?

I have been an unabashed fan of NPR for many years, and have stolen untold excellent ideas from its programming.

Going after ISIS, it's beautiful, I like it.

Our society finds truth too strong a medicine to digest undiluted. In its purest form, truth is not a polite tap on the shoulder; it is a howling reproach.

Aspire to decency. Practice civility toward one another. Admire and emulate ethical behavior wherever you find it. Apply a rigid standard of morality to your lives; and if, periodically, you fail ­ as you surely will adjust your lives, not the standards.