American girls are as clever at concealing their parents as English women are at concealing their past.
The American President resembles the commander of a ship at sea. He must have a helm to grasp, a course to steer, a port to seek.
Most of the State of the Union will not be about Iraq. Most of the State of the Union will be about improving America's economy and providing greater access to health care for millions of American people, including senior citizens
It is and has always been an American zeal to be first in everything we do, and to win.
They attack the victim, and then the criminal who attacked the victim accuses the victim of attacking him. This is American justice. This is American democracy and those of you who are familiar with it know that in America democracy is hypocrisy. Now, if I’m wrong, put me in jail; but if you can’t prove that democracy is not hypocrisy, then don’t put your hands on me.
It is our conduct, our patriotism and belief in our American way of life, our courage that will win the final battle.
When facism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the American flag.
When a nominee for the Supreme Court, one of only nine lifetime appointments, makes an overtly brazen racist comment about tens of millions of American citizens, we don't need lectures. What we need to do is to confront her with what she said and what it says about her.
Philanthropy, charity, giving voluntarily and freely. . . call it what you like, but it is truly a jewel of an American tradition.
Look, the center right coalition in American politics today is best understood as a coalition of groups and individuals that on the issue that brings them to politics what they want from the government is to be left alone.
I don't watch 'American Idol,' but I wouldn't call it 'undignified. '
After all these years, it's still embarrassing for me to play on the American golf tour. Like the time I asked my caddie for a sand wedge and he came back ten minutes later with a ham on rye.
I'm Jewish, and my family is Jewish. I was very interested in Woody Allen when I was growing up, but I don't think of myself as a Jewish writer. I'm more from suburbia, American suburbia. I'm more from the '70s than I am from Judaism.
It is profoundly important to honor President Johnson's historic contributions to justice and democracy - and to appreciate how hard he fought for the rights of every Texan and every American.
How much more money do we have to waste, how many more families have to be destroyed, how many more people have to be killed before you summon the courage to tell the truth to the American people?
To summarize, draft resistance can make use of the inegalitarian nature of American society as a technique for increasing the cost of American aggression, and it threatens values that are important to those in a decision-making position.
Why should you ask blood be spilled for a cause that is not in the interest of the American people?
71 percent of the American people think that the federal government should take no more than 20 percent of anybody's paycheck no matter how much they make.
We have hopes that we can see rational American presidents; fair, obey the international law, deal with other countries according to mutual respect, parity, etc. , but we all know that this is only wishful thinking and fantasy.
When the world needs someone to do the really big stuff, you need an American.