Justice is conscience, not a personal conscience but the conscience of the whole of humanity. Those who clearly recognize the voice of their own conscience usually recognize also the voice of justice.

Patriotism means unqualified and unwavering love for the nation, which implies not uncritical eagerness to serve, not support for unjust claims, but frank assessment of its vices and sins, and penitence for them.

Yes, you live with your feet in the mud and there's no time to be thinking about how you got in or how you're going to get out.

What a force is laughter.

Everything you add to the truth subtracts from the truth.

I was always optimistic. And I held to and was guided by my views.

... mutual lack of understanding carries the threat of imminent and violent destruction.