No matter how many troops we have in place or how long they stay, we cannot impose a parliamentary democracy there any more than the insurgents can impose a theocracy.

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What the F.D.I.C. does is to put the full faith and credit of the United...

What the F.D.I.C. does is to put the full faith and credit of the United...

When runaway inflation and bank failures struck in Germany in the 1920s, the middle class...

When runaway inflation and bank failures struck in Germany in the 1920s, the middle class...

Our nest eggs, no matter how small, are safe.

Our nest eggs, no matter how small, are safe.

Conventional wisdom holds that setting a timetable for getting American troops out of Iraq would...

Conventional wisdom holds that setting a timetable for getting American troops out of Iraq would...

Currently, 94 out of 100 of us pay the Social Security tax all year round.

Currently, 94 out of 100 of us pay the Social Security tax all year round.

America, the temple of invention and industry, doesn't make things anymore.

America, the temple of invention and industry, doesn't make things anymore.

The worst thing that can happen to us in an ideological struggle is to become...

The worst thing that can happen to us in an ideological struggle is to become...

In economic panics throughout history, the wiping out of the savings accounts of lower earners...

In economic panics throughout history, the wiping out of the savings accounts of lower earners...

Our actions in the Middle East over the last 15 years have already guaranteed radical...

Our actions in the Middle East over the last 15 years have already guaranteed radical...

For some reason, on that sparkling afternoon last week, I actually saw the coal that...

For some reason, on that sparkling afternoon last week, I actually saw the coal that...

It is statesmanlike for the administration and Congress to look to our nation's welfare beyond...

It is statesmanlike for the administration and Congress to look to our nation's welfare beyond...

Respect and affection for animals, particularly those who share our homes, recognize no geographic borders.

Respect and affection for animals, particularly those who share our homes, recognize no geographic borders.

A salute from this corner to President Bush for saying he was willing to investigate...

A salute from this corner to President Bush for saying he was willing to investigate...

In matters large and small, many people seemed concerned about churlishness, an ugliness in our...

In matters large and small, many people seemed concerned about churlishness, an ugliness in our...

We didn't defeat the Nazis by becoming Nazis.

We didn't defeat the Nazis by becoming Nazis.

Perhaps our Irish friends should not so completely turn their backs on their historical dishes,...

Perhaps our Irish friends should not so completely turn their backs on their historical dishes,...

The kind of Iraq that emerges from all of this is ultimately out of our...

The kind of Iraq that emerges from all of this is ultimately out of our...

The quality that defines us as Americans is the courage to respond to being hit....

The quality that defines us as Americans is the courage to respond to being hit....

We like to believe that, in our lifetime, the human condition is improving.

We like to believe that, in our lifetime, the human condition is improving.

Whatever its other limitations, the Big Apple and those who live there make room for...

Whatever its other limitations, the Big Apple and those who live there make room for...