American - Writer | 1943 -
Even in the best of lives, mistakes are made.
Joseph J. Ellis
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And the only thing to do with a sin is to confess, do penance and then, after some kind of decent interval, ask for forgiveness.
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It is as if Clinton had called one of the most respected character witnesses in all of U.S. history to testify that the primal urge has a most distinguished presidential pedigree.
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To my three sons, Peter, Scott, and Alexander who pulled me from the 18th Century and back into the present on a regular basis and therefore made me a better person, thank you. And to my wife, who sits at the table there. Who is right about almost everything.
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I believe I am an honorable man.
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I would say readers can trust my work more than anyone else's.
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