Every political system is based on some code of ethics.

Two hundred and thirty-two years and they wait until the country's falling apart before they turn it over to the brother!

Conservative or liberal, we are all constitutionalists.

I believe in the Constitution and I will obey the Constitution of the United States. We're not going to use signing statements as a way of doing an end run around congress.

The question we ask today is not whether our government is too big or too small, but whether it works

It's like moving-in day on a college campus, except a large percentage of the people involved are middle-aged, in suits, and, along with you, charged with running the most powerful nation on earth.

It went fine for us," I said. "But based on what I just saw, we better win this thing or the country is screwed.

Well, why were they dumb enough to vote for Leah anyway, is what I asked Nelson. If they knew it was going to get Tata Kuvudundu so riled up? Nelson said some of them that voted for her were put out with Tata Ndu, and some were put out with Father, so everybody ended up getting what they didn't want, and now had to go along with it. Nobody even cares that much one way or another about Leah, is what Nelson said. Oh, well, I told him. That is what we call Democracy.

I was summoned by my Country, whose voice I can never hear but with veneration and love.

There is no greater sign of a general decay of virtue in a nation, than a want of zeal in its inhabitants for the good of their country.

For a war to be just three conditions are necessary - public authority, just cause, right motive.

The unholy alliance of religion and politics collaborated in finding Jesus guilty.