We're learning now that the destruction was even greater than we thought. What we need most now is skeleton staffs read more

We're learning now that the destruction was even greater than we thought. What we need most now is skeleton staffs to protect these collections — not just in New Orleans but all along the Gulf Coast.

By liberty I mean the assurance that every man shall be protected in doing what he believes is his duty read more

By liberty I mean the assurance that every man shall be protected in doing what he believes is his duty against the influence of authority and majorities, custom and opinion.

He looked like an Italian, was dressed like an Englishman, and had the independent air of an American--a combination which read more

He looked like an Italian, was dressed like an Englishman, and had the independent air of an American--a combination which caused sundry pairs of feminine eyes to look approvingly after him, and sundry dandies in black velvet suits, with rose-colored neckties, buff gloves, and orange flowers in their buttonholes, to shrug their shoulders, and then envy him his inches.

We estimate the first phase will take 18 to 24 months to complete.

We estimate the first phase will take 18 to 24 months to complete.

Sometimes when I get home at night in Washington I feel as though I had been in a great traffic read more

Sometimes when I get home at night in Washington I feel as though I had been in a great traffic jam.

You can't beat about the bush. Blair was a negative factor on the doorstep, time and time and time again.

You can't beat about the bush. Blair was a negative factor on the doorstep, time and time and time again.

No religion can long continue to maintain its purity when the church becomes the subservient vassal of the state

No religion can long continue to maintain its purity when the church becomes the subservient vassal of the state

Mark Twain said `20 years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than read more

Mark Twain said `20 years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off your bowline. Sail away from the safe harbor.'

Laura Bush is not the traditionalist that I think a lot of people thought she was going to be. She read more

Laura Bush is not the traditionalist that I think a lot of people thought she was going to be. She has a graduate degree and a very serious lifelong interest in early childhood development.