Janurary 1, 2026 Introduction

To the extent that a democratic society gives its citizens the chance to speak in their own voices and listens to what they have to say, it gives itself the chance not only of discovering its multiple glories and triumphs but also of surviving its multiple follies and crimes.

Those who have some means think that the most important thing in the world is love. The poor know that it is money.

As democracy is perfected, the office of president [of the United States of America] represents