“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 you could make a big difference in the quality of life in your country, and even… — 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 Image
“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 lost touch with the finer points of how to put a sentence together—and how to take one apart. There’s some real meat in these words. What he’s saying is that it was obvious that the King… — 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 people tonight, and you’ll realize that not one word of it was something that they couldn’t have learned or figured out for themselves. It was not my intent here to reveal any secrets to humankind; that… — 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 you are at war, or how the several states are getting along with one another. Rather, I am concerned about what kind of people you are. Now, I’m going to have to say that to you… — 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, my friend," Benjamin True told him. "It takes a lot of courage to look at life that way. And you must understand that the average human is going to be scared of you. Many will reject… — 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 Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
