I love eulogies. They are the most moving kind of speech because they attempt to pluck meaning from the fog, and on short order, when the emotions are still ragged and raw and susceptible to leaps.

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Let's cause some senators distress.

Let's cause some senators distress.

If you join government, calmly make your contribution and move on. Don't go along to...

If you join government, calmly make your contribution and move on. Don't go along to...

Don't fall in love with politicians, they're all a disappointment. They can't help it, they...

Don't fall in love with politicians, they're all a disappointment. They can't help it, they...

I think miracles exist in part as gifts and in part as clues that there...

I think miracles exist in part as gifts and in part as clues that there...

The battle for the mind of Ronald Reagan was like the trench warfare of World...

The battle for the mind of Ronald Reagan was like the trench warfare of World...

Abortion is either OK or it's not.

Abortion is either OK or it's not.

A speech is poetry: cadence, rhythm, imagery, sweep! A speech reminds us that words, like...

A speech is poetry: cadence, rhythm, imagery, sweep! A speech reminds us that words, like...

Abortion is either OK or it's not.

Abortion is either OK or it's not.

My generation, faced as it grew with a choice between religious belief and existential despair,...

My generation, faced as it grew with a choice between religious belief and existential despair,...

Most people aren't appreciated enough, and the bravest things we do in our lives are...

Most people aren't appreciated enough, and the bravest things we do in our lives are...

Candor is a compliment; it implies equality. It's how true friends talk.

Candor is a compliment; it implies equality. It's how true friends talk.

A great speech is literature.

A great speech is literature.

A great speech is literature.

A great speech is literature.

Speeches are not magic and there is no great speech without great policy.

Speeches are not magic and there is no great speech without great policy.

TV gives everyone an image, but radio gives birth to a million images in a...

TV gives everyone an image, but radio gives birth to a million images in a...

You don't have to be old in America to say of a world you lived...

You don't have to be old in America to say of a world you lived...

The 2008 election settled nothing, not even for a while. Our national politics are reflecting...

The 2008 election settled nothing, not even for a while. Our national politics are reflecting...

Part of courage is simple consistency.

Part of courage is simple consistency.

If you commit a big crime then you are crazy, and the more heinous the...

If you commit a big crime then you are crazy, and the more heinous the...