John Lothrop Motley

Give us the luxuries of life, and we will dispense with its necessaries.

A terrible animal, indeed, is an unbridled woman.

The splendid empire of Charles the Fifth was erected upon the grave of liberty.

As co-chair of the Iraqi Women's Caucus in the House, I've enjoyed the opportunity to collaborate with and hear from Iraqi women elected to serve in the new National Assembly.

Well, I actually wrote her a letter a couple of days ago congratulating her. The tone I tried to convey in the letter is, look, you are a part of a great American historical process.

Most people have no imagination. If they could imagine the sufferings of others, they would not make them suffer so. What separated a German mother from a French mother?