The most momentous and far-reaching question ever brought to issue on this continent was: Shall France remain here, or shall she not?

Fort Leavenworth is in fact no fort, being without defensive works, except two block-houses.

Not a breath of air stirred over the free and open prairie; the clouds were like light piles of cotton; and where the blue sky was visible, it wore a hazy and languid aspect.

Versailles was a gulf into which the labor of France poured its earnings; and it was never full.

It was a rich and gorgeous sunset - an American sunset; and the ruddy glow of the sky was reflected from some extensive pools of water among the shadowy copses in the meadow below.

Spanish civilization crushed the Indian. English civilization scorned and neglected him. French civilization embraced and cherished him.

Four men are missing; R., Sorel and two emigrants. They set out this morning after buffalo, and have not yet made their appearance; whether killed or lost, we cannot tell.

America was still a land of wonder. The ancient spell still hung unbroken over the wild, vast world of mystery beyond the sea,-a land of romance, adventure, and gold.

We were in all four men with eight animals; for besides the spare horses led by Shaw and myself, an additional mule was driven along with us as a reserve in case of accident.

America, when it became known to Europeans, was, as it had long been, a scene of wide-spread revolution.

Humanity, morality, decency, might be forgotten, but codfish must still be had for the use of the faithful in Lent and on fast days.

You become a candidate for God’s love when you are rejected by people

The dominoes of fate are falling down as we are speaking, and Ferriar knows what will happen when the last one crashes down.

I'm in a business where no one cares about anything except how well your last collection sold.

All that we did was human, stupid, easily forgiven, Not quite right.

Above all, being a Democrat means having compassion for others. ... It means standing up for people who have been kept down.

Who cares about 17-21 year olds? Jack Myers does, and you should, too, if you want a front row seat on where the future of business and civilization is going.

I was scared into being good. But I'm sure I did regular kid stuff.

If the boxers are a little more colorful, talk a little like I did and just do half as much as I did for boxing, it will be all right.

My lips are just forming his name when his fingers lock around my throat.

Happy the man who sees a God employed in all the good and ills that checker life.