The brown bag, of course, had its imperf…

The brown bag, of course, had its imperfections. While some kids carried roast beef sandwiches, others had peanut butter. I have no way of knowing if all of those brown bags contained ‘nutritionally adequate diets.’ But I do know that those brown bags and those lunch pails symbolized parental love and responsibility.

Quote, saying and phrase by: Charles Mathias, Jr.

The experience of democracy is like the …

The experience of democracy is like the experience of life itself-always changing, infinite in its variety, sometimes turbulent and all the more valuable for having been tested by adversity.

Quote, saying and phrase by: James Earl Jimmy Carter, Jr.

The function of a briefing paper is to p…

The function of a briefing paper is to prevent the ambassador from saying something dreadfully indiscreet. I sometimes think its true object is to prevent the ambassador from saying anything at all.

Quote, saying and phrase by: Kingman Brewster, Jr.

The limitation of riots, moral questions…

The limitation of riots, moral questions aside, is that they cannot win and their participants know it. Hence, rioting is not revolutionary but reactionary because it invites defeat. It involves an emotional catharsis, but it must be followed by a sense of futility.

Quote, saying and phrase by: Martin Luther King, Jr.