We decided that how we react to and treat those fellow mortals, wild and domestic, tells us more about ourselves than, perhaps, some of us want to know.

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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....

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...

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.

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...

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.

No matter how many troops we have in place or how long they stay, we...

No matter how many troops we have in place or how long they stay, we...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

America has faced much more difficult times, including potential national extinction, without flinching.

America has faced much more difficult times, including potential national extinction, without flinching.

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.

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...

We didn't defeat the Nazis by becoming Nazis.

We didn't defeat the Nazis by becoming Nazis.

As I listened, it occurred to me that interest in and affection for the animals...

As I listened, it occurred to me that interest in and affection for the animals...

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...

It is impossible to exaggerate the wide, and widening, gulf between the American attitude on...

It is impossible to exaggerate the wide, and widening, gulf between the American attitude on...

In my opinion, the president is right to address future funding, even though Social Security...

In my opinion, the president is right to address future funding, even though Social Security...

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...