I consider theology to be the rhetoric of morals.

I consider theology to be the rhetoric of morals.

Histories make men wise; poets witty; the mathematics subtle; natural philosophy deep; moral grave; logic and rhetoric able to contend.

Histories make men wise; poets witty; the mathematics subtle; natural philosophy deep; moral grave; logic and rhetoric able to contend.

Talkers are usually more articulate than doers, since talk is their specialty.

Talkers are usually more articulate than doers, since talk is their specialty.

The big divide in this country is not between Democrats and Republicans, or women and men, but between talkers and read more

The big divide in this country is not between Democrats and Republicans, or women and men, but between talkers and doers.

The first lesson of economics is scarcity: There is never enough of anything to satisfy all those who want it. read more

The first lesson of economics is scarcity: There is never enough of anything to satisfy all those who want it. The first lesson of politics is to disregard the first lesson of economics.

The dominant rhetoric is academese relieved by flashes of clich‚.

The dominant rhetoric is academese relieved by flashes of clich‚.

Rhetoric is a poor substitute for action, and we have trusted only to rhetoric. If we are really to be read more

Rhetoric is a poor substitute for action, and we have trusted only to rhetoric. If we are really to be a great nation, we must not merely talk; we must act big.

When the president decides something on Monday, he still believes it on Wednesday - no matter what happened Tuesday.

When the president decides something on Monday, he still believes it on Wednesday - no matter what happened Tuesday.

When Bush had an opportunity to capture or kill bin Laden, he took his focus off of him, outsourced the read more

When Bush had an opportunity to capture or kill bin Laden, he took his focus off of him, outsourced the job to Afghan warlords and bin Laden escaped.