The happiness of every country depends upon the character of its people, rather than the form of its government.
Praise now is one of the great duties of the redeemed. It will be their employment for ever.
Ironically, tendency to ignore inconvenient facts and unwelcome evidence is actually President Reagan's true legacy, as I noted in 'The Nation' back in 2000, before the current right-wing mania for President Reagan gained its full force.