While tributes to Americans who had lost their lives in battle had been held in a number of towns across the nation one of the more well-known stories about the beginnings of Memorial Day is the story about General John Logan.

As America celebrates Memorial Day we pay tribute to those who have given their lives in our nation's wars.

The primary source of the appeal of Christianity was Jesus - His incarnation His life His crucifixion and His resurrection.

The denominational world tries to pressure its members to focus on the birth of Christ but in doing so layers of guilt are imposed and competition gets complicated as one Christmas program tries to outdo the other.

I never work just to work. It's some combination of laziness and self-respect.

I don't know that there is much the United States can do except work with the international community.

The path of least resistance and least trouble is a mental rut already made. It requires troublesome work to undertake the alternation of old beliefs.

The United States strongly condemns the illegal disclosure of classified information. It puts people's lives in danger threatens our national security and undermines our efforts to work with other countries to solve shared problems.

A sense of duty is useful in work but offensive in personal relations. People wish to be liked not to be endured with patient resignation.

Third we will make trade work for America by forging new trade agreements. And when nations cheat in trade there will be unmistakable consequences.