The American Constitution Is The

Andrew Johnson Was A Southerner Generally Who Proclaimed That His Native State Of Tennessee Was A Country For White Men.

The Great Wars Of The 20th Century Made It Into The Worst Century Ever.

I Think It's Just That The Private Lives Of Our Public Leaders Are So Much More Exposed Today That If You're Sensitive To Protecting Your Family, It's Much Harder To Not Get Defensive When Somebody Asks You Those Really Rude Questions About What Your Wife And Your Children Are Thinking And Feeling At That Exact Moment.

Oftentimes The Fascinating Thing Is That People Who Are Seen As Commanding Figures At The Moment That They Were Considered For President And Did Not Run Turned Out To Be Treated By History As Much More Minor Figures Politically.

In The Nineteenth And Twentieth Centuries You Have These Great Nation States Hurling Their Young Men At One Another. The Victory Was Really Going To Rest On Who Could Do The Best Job Of Bringing Up Their Kids To Become Efficient And Effective Soldiers. That's Pretty Grandiose, I Guess, But I Do Think That, And Thank God It's Been The Armies Of Democracy That Have Emerged From This As The Triumphant Armies.