George H.W. Bush: “I encourage all Americans to observe this day with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities.”

We've seen our discourse degraded by casual cruelty.

I think you are engaging in the soft bigotry of low expectations.

Think of every problem, every challenge we face. The solution to each starts with education.

We know that free governments are the only way to ensure that the strong are just, and the weak are valued. And we know that when we lose sight of our ideals, it is not democracy that has failed. It is the failure of those charged with…