In our criminal justice system, we say it's better for 10 guilty people to go free than for even one innocent person to be wrongly convicted.

Any human being has private thoughts.

The plain message conveyed by the new administration is that George W Bush's America is a Christian nation, and that non-Christians are welcome into the tent so long as they agree to accept their status as a tolerated minority rather than as fully equal citizens. In effect, Bush is saying: "This is our home, and in our home we pray to Jesus as our savior. If you want to be a guest in our home, you must accept the way we pray."

Great research universities must insist on independence from government and on the exercise of academic freedom.

I think mistakes are the essence of science and law. It's impossible to conceive of either scientific progress or legal progress without understanding the important role of being wrong and of mistakes.

The worst mistake you can make is underrating your enemy. Assuming that they're evil - I think it's a terrible thing to do.

Israel and the Palestinians must resolve their own differences. The United States can play an important role as facilitator and guarantor.