History Is Full Of Surprises.

For History Is To The Nation As Memory Is To The Individual.

Science And Technology Revolutionize Our Lives, But Memory, Tradition And Myth Frame Our Response.

For Most Americans The Constitution Had Become A Hazy Document, Cited Like The Bible On Ceremonial Occasions But Forgotten In The Daily Transactions Of Life.

There Is Far Less To The Presidency, In Terms Of Essential Activity, Than Meets The Eye.

People Who Claw Their Way To The Top Are Not Likely To Find Very Much Wrong With The System That Enabled Them To Rise.