Sparks Commentary

“ … from and after the expiration of ninety days next after the passage of this act, and until the expiration of ten years next after the pa...

“An act to provide for an exchange of lands with the Indians residing in any of the states or territories, and for their removal west of the...

“[The Congress shall have the power] To establish an uniform rule of naturalization … ” – Article 1, Section 8, Paragraph 4 of the United S...

“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion , or prohibiting the free exercise thereof … ” – First Amendment to the ...

“They [African Americans] had for more than a century before been regarded as beings of an inferior order, and altogether unfit to associate...

“Having undertaken for the Glory of God, and Advancement of the Christian Faith, and the Honour of our King and Country, a Voyage to plant...

“We hope that this book, which knows how to say the important and say it well, contributes to spread linguistic knowledge that usually re...

“For thou art an holy people unto the L ORD thy God: the L ORD thy God hath chosen thee to be a special people unto himself, above all ...

“[The Congress shall have the power] To regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among the several states, and with the Indian tribes ...

“I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but b...

" ... that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth ." - Closing lines of  Abr...

"Representatives and direct taxes shall be apportioned among the several States which may be included within this Union, according to...

"Now, therefore, by virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States, and Commander in Chief of the Army and Na...

The "Great Revolution" in Mexico: It's not the war of independence from Spain If your average person on the street overhea...

"[The Mexican Empire] solemnly declares by means of the Supreme Junta of the Empire that it is a Sovereign nation and independent of...

"Fondly do we hope, fervently do we pray, that this mighty scourge of war may speedily pass away. Yet, if God wills that it continu...

"The validity of the public debt of the United States, authorized by law, including debts incurred for payment of pensions and bounti...

"The occupation, separation, and annexation [of Texas] were, from the inception of the movement to its final consummation, a conspira...

I just finished watching "Crucible of Empire: The Spanish-American War," PBS's two-hour documentary about this time. I wa...

"Sincerely and earnestly hoping that this little book may do something toward throwing light on the American slave system , and haste...