Some of necessities go astray, because for them there is no such thing as a right path.

But presidential approval also became a surrogate measure of national unity and patriotism.

I will keep faith with death in my heart... For the sake of goodness, for the sake of love, Let no man's heart be ruled by death... The only religious way to think of death is as part and parcel of life; to regard it, with the understanding and the .emotions, as the inviolable condition of life.

It is impossible for ideas to compete in the marketplace if no forum for their presentation is provided or available.

While Republican voters have remained universally supportive of their President, Democrats and Independents are returning to a more naturally critical stance.

We are not separate and independent entities, but like links in a chain, and we could not by any means be what we are without those who went before us and showed us the way.

All of this suggests that while citizens became more comfortable with President Bush after September 11 and thought him to have the requisite leadership skills, they continue to harbor doubts about his priorities, loyalties, interests, and policies.