While negativity is politically useful it is also demoralizing unless it is accompanied - and to some extent overshadowed - by elevated and inspiring ideas about the American future.

What does it mean to be an American? While each of us may have our own specific answer to that question we likely can agree on the basic principles of America: freedom equal opportunity and rights accompanied by responsibilities.

Every general increase of freedom is accompanied by some degeneracy attributable to the same causes as the freedom.

There are as is known insects that die in the moment of fertilization. So it is with all joy: life's highest most splendid moment of enjoyment is accompanied by death.

For centuries the death penalty often accompanied by barbarous refinements has been trying to hold crime in check yet crime persists. Why? Because the instincts that are warring in man are not as the law claims constant forces in a state of equilibrium.

No change in musical style will survive unless it is accompanied by a change in clothing style. Rock is to dress up to.

That sort of half sigh which accompanied by two or three slight nods of the head is pity's small change in general society.

Any change even a change for the better is always accompanied by drawbacks and discomforts.

There are two way of establishing a reputation one to be praised by honest people and the other to be accused by rogues. It is best however to secure the first one because it will always be accompanied by the latter.

He never is alone that is accompanied with noble thoughts.