It is commonly said that men are forward to believe whatever is connected with their own interest. This in common read more

It is commonly said that men are forward to believe whatever is connected with their own interest. This in common cases is true; but it is also true, that when some very great and unexpected good news is brought to us, we find it very difficult to credit it.

I am putting an artist within the reach of wallets in all legality, and I am extending his fame.

I am putting an artist within the reach of wallets in all legality, and I am extending his fame.

Finally I paid every bill. My plantation in Pennsylvania had been sold and nothing was left to me but my read more

Finally I paid every bill. My plantation in Pennsylvania had been sold and nothing was left to me but my humble talents.

The EU-Iran human rights dialogue enables the European Union to work to improve the human rights situation in Iran. We read more

The EU-Iran human rights dialogue enables the European Union to work to improve the human rights situation in Iran. We would like to see much greater commitment from Iran to the dialogue and to ensuring that the dialogue results in real progress achieved on the ground. We are frankly disappointed that Iran has not yet agreed dates for the next round, and [we] will continue to press them. Iran's attitude to human rights is damaging its reputation in the international community.

I would like to think I have a great deal of expertise,

I would like to think I have a great deal of expertise,

Unless our conception of patriotism is progressive, it cannot hope to embody the real affection and the real interest of read more

Unless our conception of patriotism is progressive, it cannot hope to embody the real affection and the real interest of the nation.

Any bad news can throw us, and the jobs report was perceived as bad news, seen as a sign that read more

Any bad news can throw us, and the jobs report was perceived as bad news, seen as a sign that the recovery is fragile, but that's not necessarily true. In the last two recessions, a pickup in employment only happened a year after the recession had ended. So just because unemployment is higher doesn't mean we're not on track for a recovery.

This was a visceral reaction to a horrible event. He feels a sense of responsibility, not just as a senator, read more

This was a visceral reaction to a horrible event. He feels a sense of responsibility, not just as a senator, but as an African-American senator.

But leave me to my beer! Gold is dross, love is loss, so if I gulp my sorrows down, or read more

But leave me to my beer! Gold is dross, love is loss, so if I gulp my sorrows down, or see them drown in foamy draughts of old nut-brown, then I do wear the crown, without the cross!