Obama is capable - as evidenced by his first-term success with health care reform. But mandate-building requires humility a trait not easily associated with him.

Happiness is a choice that requires effort at times.

A battle lost or won is easily described understood and appreciated but the moral growth of a great nation requires reflection as well as observation to appreciate it.

It does not take much strength to do things but it requires great strength to decide on what to do.

No more distressing moment can ever face a British government than that which requires it to come to a hard fast and specific decision.

We need religion as a guide. We need it because we are imperfect. Our government needs the church because only those humble enough to admit they are sinners can bring to democracy the tolerance it requires in order to survive.

The Republican form of government is the highest form of government: but because of this it requires the highest type of human nature a type nowhere at present existing.

We believe as our founders did that 'the pursuit of happiness' depends upon individual liberty and individual liberty requires limited government.

If the machine of government is of such a nature that it requires you to be the agent of injustice to another then I say break the law.

For evil to flourish it only requires good men to do nothing.