“America pays its bills. It always has. It always will. The fact that Washington is now debating whether to honor its debts and obligations, then, should come as a surprise. But playing political football with a necessary vote to raise the nation's debt ceiling has become as predictable as a Twitter rant from Charlie Sheen.” ShouldFactsAmericaPoliticalNationsPayFootballHonorVoteRaisesBillsSurpriseDebtObligationCharlieCeilingsPredictableRantDebt Ceiling Author:Peter Welch
“Never lose sight of this maxim, that you should establish your cantonments at the most distant and best protected point from the enemy, especially where a surprise is possible. By this means you will have time to unite all your forces before he can attack you.” ShouldMeanWarForceLosesEnemySightSurpriseProtectedMaxims Book:Napoleon's Military Maxims Source: Napoleon's Military Maxims
“The loves of women for each other grow more numerous each day, and I have pondered much why these things were. That so little should be said about them surprises me, for they are everywhere ... In these days when any capable and careful woman can honorably earn her own support, there is no village that has not its examples of two hearts in counsel, both of which are feminine.” ShouldHeartLittlesSaidTwoGrowsSupportExampleCapableSurpriseCarefulThese DaysEach DayFeminineVillageSurprise MeTwo Hearts Book:Glimpses of Fifty Years (Abridged, Annotated) Source: Glimpses of Fifty Years (Abridged, Annotated)