Those who do not want to be partakers of the American spirit ought not to settle in America

Her spirit and her optimism are organic to the American spirit, and that's what this show is about.

If anything, I consider it another Normandy. I think this sends a message to the world that the American spirit is alive and kicking.

Christmas is not a time nor a season, but a state of mind. To cherish peace and goodwill, to be plenteous in mercy, is to have the real spirit of Christmas.

We need a new spirit of community, a sense that we are all in this together, or the American Dream will continue to wither. Our destiny is bound up with the destiny of every other American.

I think it says something about the spirit of Kansas and of America that we can talk about the financial challenges facing our own farmers and at the same time ask for -- and get -- help for those even worse off, ... Only in America. Especially in Kansas.