We became a great nation not because we are a nation of cynics. We became a great nation because we are a nation of believers - Lindsey Graham
I’ve always believed that America is an idea, not defined by its people but by its ideals. - Lindsey Graham
They act as if formally charged = guilty/convicted.
Example #34,890,005 that we really don't believe in "innocent until proven guilty" in our society, regardless all the noble-sounding rhetoric.
Yes, I know this is not a court of law, but the mindset is still indicative.
Roy L. Fuchs: I'll tell you something. This country is going to the dogs.
You know, it used to be when you bought a politician, that son of a bitch stayed bought.
Americans are so enamored of equality that they would rather be equal in slavery than unequal in freedom.
Alexis de Tocqueville