He said slavery had not tied the states of the Union together, but had always been an issue that divided them.

VOA: special.2009.06.11

His mind had lost its sharpness. This did not worry Buchanan, because he had planned to be his own foreign minister.

VOA: special.2009.05.14

Second,he could not be guilty of plotting a slave rebellion, because he had never incited slaves against their owners.

VOA: special.2009.07.02

He had so totally given himself to scientific studies that he could not be weakened by a second love.

VOA: special.2009.09.26

Lincoln had said he opposed the decision, because it did not permit Negroes to enjoy the rights of citizenship.

VOA: special.2009.06.11

Bryan explained that he had to travel, because the Democratic Party did not have enough money to campaign in other ways.

VOA: special.2010.07.01

Kristen Iversen says he did become rich, but not until they had been married for seven years and had two children.

VOA: special.2010.03.08

Now he would have to deal with the problems that presidents before him had not been able to solve.

VOA: special.2009.05.07

His ideas were so endless that he was not even troubled when he once lost some music he had been writing.

VOA: special.2009.02.08

Jackie Robinson had difficulty on and off the baseball field, but he did not let that interfere with his game.

VOA: special.2009.04.05

He wished he had not talked to Beatrice because now he felt under the power of her beauty.

VOA: special.2009.05.23

He had a plan,he said. And he would not move until he was sure his men were ready.

VOA: special.2009.09.17

His clothes did not fit well. And he had a plain face, one which many thought was ugly.

VOA: special.2009.06.11

Because he was not a citizen, he had no right to ask the court to hear his case.

VOA: special.2009.05.14