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Those who can laugh without cause have either found the true meaning of happiness or have gone stark raving mad.

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Man is fond of counting his troubles, but he does not count his joys. If he counted them up as he ought to, he would see that every lot has enough happiness provided for it.

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Older men declare war, but it is the youth that must fight and die.

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The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not.

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We in America do not have government by the majority. We have government by the majority who participate.

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I have never been especially impressed by the heroics of people who are convinced they are about to change the world. I am more awed by those who struggle to make one small difference after another.

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The central struggle of parenthood is to let our hopes for our children outweigh our fears.

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All in all, I am not surprised that the people who want to unravel the social contract start with young adults. Those who are urged to feel afraid, very afraid, have both the greatest sense of independence and the most finely honed skepticism about government.

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In journalism, there has always been a tension between getting it first and getting it right.

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You can teach someone who cares to write columns, but you can

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