We can never completely fulfill the promise of this treasured republic if we are blinded by color.

In one way or another, President Obama's critics will dog him all the way to Oslo for the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony, and even his admirers will continue to have doubts about his accomplishments if not his promise.

To inherit a promise is to fulfill the condition attached to it

When you promise something, you must fulfill it.

If I said yes, it would be an empty promise.

Formula for success: under promise and over deliver