The Obama administration has been curtailing press freedom - but that hasn't ended the press' drool-cup worship for their beloved president.
Tunisian liberals say that the U.S. Embassy in Tunis is unengaged with their efforts to make sure the Tunisian model remains one of expanding freedom.
The function of the law is not to provide justice or to preserve freedom. The function of the law is to keep those who hold power, in power.
In this possibly terminal phase of human existence, democracy and freedom are more than just ideals to be valued - they may be essential to survival.
The most tragic paradox of our time is to be found in the failure of nation-states to recognize the imperatives of internationalism.
Low standards are a tactic that takes pressure off teachers' unions by accepting mediocrity and failure for kids.
One of the reasons people stop learning is that they become less and less willing to risk failure.
People think when you have a, quote, 'bank failure,' that that is the end of the bank. And it isn't necessarily.
Remember what Susan B. Anthony said? 'Failure is impossible.' Failure is possible if women don't vote.
To me, the failure of liberalism - the tradition I come from - was not recognizing there has to be justice across the generations.
American democracy must be a failure because it places the supreme authority in the hands of the poorest and most ignorant part of the society.
A large family and Democrats have a lot in common: teenagers and Democrats are always happy spending other people's money.
You take care of you and your family first. Then you go to your neighborhood, and then you spread it on out within the community.
I find it is increasingly difficult to spend the time I need with my family and at the same time do the job that needs to be done.
Some of the most important conversations I've ever had occurred at my family's dinner table.
Nebraskans are known for giving of themselves and that quality is part of what makes our state such a wonderful place to live, work and raise a family.
Let your family, staff, and friends know that you're still the same person, despite all the publicity and notoriety that accompanies your position.
My Kashubian family, like the Jews, are people who were born and live in border areas and were suspected by the Nazis and by the Communists of being disloyal.
Growing up in an Italian family, you use a harsh tone and 10 minutes later everybody forgets about it.
Unfair servicing practices can worsen a family's already difficult economic situation, and the injury echoes from the family to the community and ultimately throughout the economy.
I just thought it was unconscionable for the Congress to insert itself into this debate. We are particularly unqualified to make that decision and to intrude ourselves into the lives of this family.
