“But here’s the great, great news: You have a choice in this matter. It is not predetermined. Nor is a previous bad choice—or even a string of bad choices—irreversible. Indeed, I like the way that Thomas Paine put it: We… — Jack Pelham Copy Share Image
“Benjamin True loved this about humans—how they were generally free to decide to invest themselves in good things.” — Jack Pelham Copy Share
“Now, it’s a pity that your schools no longer teach the same language in which the Declaration and the Constitution were written because you’ve… — Jack Pelham Copy Share
“Now, I want you to reflect on this in the hours and weeks that follow,” continued Benjamin. “Think about everything I said to the… — Jack Pelham Copy Share
“When I consider the state of the United States of America, my primary concerns are not about the state of its economy, or whether… — Jack Pelham Copy Share
“Yes," said Sky, "even now, after all these years of learning, I am most likely wrong about many things.121" "That's what sets you apart,… — Jack Pelham Copy Share
“And indeed, it is for this very hope that I came—that is, for my very belief that even a modest amount of effort from… — Jack Pelham Copy Share
“But here’s the great, great news: You have a choice in this matter. It is not predetermined. Nor is a previous bad choice—or even… — Jack Pelham Copy Share
“Now, as I said before, if it were wholly up to me, the rule would be that you get one term, and you’re done.… — Jack Pelham Copy Share
“Almost all of you in this government are inwardly quite detached from what you outwardly claim to be doing,” True charged. “You’re putting on… — Jack Pelham Copy Share
“Madam, how is it that it is more tolerable in the eyes of this culture to tell a lie than to call the liar… — Jack Pelham Copy Share
“I’ll restate that in case you were confused by the wording. Madison suggested that there was a need to put virtuous people in office,… — Jack Pelham Copy Share
“Again, John Adams understood that the new Constitution simply lacked the powers to control a people who were, by their own lack of virtue,… — Jack Pelham Copy Share
