In science one tries to tell people in such a way as to be understood by everyone something that no one ever knew before. But in poetry it's the exact opposite.
For most of our history no one dared to tell Americans 'you don't build that.'
The main thing I say on war is that we need to obey the law and formally...
I tell people I won't vote to go to war unless I'm ready to go or send my kids.
I would have voted 'no' on the Iraq war and 'yes' to Afghanistan.
There is no reason to repeat bad history.
There were various turning points, but the main one at the beginning was...
Look into the heavens and say, “It’s my turn to make history.
