note to the president

This country will not be a permanently good place for any of us to live in unless we make it a reasonably good place for all of us to live in.

Theodore Roosevelt

Sam

Why, Sir, most schemes of political improvement are very laughable things.

Samuel Johnson

history

History teaches us that men and nations behave wisely once they have exhausted all other alternatives.

Abba Eban

Twain

When angry, count to four; when very angry, swear.

Mark Twain