Winning the Revolutionary War, or the Civil War, or World War II were the turning points in our history, the sine qua non of our forward progress.
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?
Washington, not Jefferson, freed his slaves upon his death.
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.
Trial by jury. Live wherever you can make a living. How could a government based on such principles fail?
To be a slaveholder meant one had to regard the African American as inferior in every way.
There are many more want-to-be writers out there than good editors.
The American Constitution is the greatest governing document, and at some 7,000 words, just about the shortest.
My favorite book is the last one printed, which is always better than those that were published earlier.
Like their predecessors, the Presidents of today just throw up their hands.
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.
Jefferson owned slaves. He did not believe that all were created equal. He was a racist.
In America, Jefferson noted with approval, women knew their place.
In 1945, there were more people killed, more buildings destroyed, more high explosives set off, more fires burning than before or since.
Immigrants do more than help us win our wars, or set up cleaning shops or ethnic restaurants.
The number one secret of being a successful writer is this: marry an English major.
The more sophisticated we get, the more advanced our buildings and vehicles become, the more vulnerable we are.
The great wars of the 20th Century made it into the worst Century ever.
I was too young for Korea and too old for Vietnam.
I thought Nixon was the worst President we had ever had, save only perhaps Andrew Johnson.
