My Dad Was A [theodor] Roosevelt Democrat.

Nothing Is More Boring Than Some Old Person Going On And On About The Way Things Used To Be.

Jane Addams, Founder Of Hull House, Once Asked, "how Shall We Respond To The Dreams Of Youth?" It Is A Dazzling And Elegant Question, A Question That Demands An Answer--a Range Of Answers, Really, Spiraling Outward In Widening Circles.

Writing A Memoir Has A Particularly Excited Sense Of Narcissism.

The Nice Thing About Being Detained In Canada Is It's Like Being In A Days Inn; It's Very Clean And Very Nice.

The Great Example, The Killer Example In History, Is Of Course Abraham Lincoln, The Great Emancipator. Read His Speeches. Read The Debates. Wendell Phillips Called Him "the Great Slaver From Illinois."