You cannot rectify every real or alleged wrong immediately. Time must enter into the picture.

If Columbus had an advisory committee he would probably still be at the dock.

The greatest right of a civilized person is to be left alone, unless he does harm to others or is threatening to do harm to himself.

Law not served by power is an illusion; but power not ruled by law is a menace which our nuclear age cannot afford.

It is never easy to define what is moral, particularly in foreign policy. But at the risk of being simplistic, it appears to me that a foreign policy that is morally right protects human rights everywhere.

Modern diplomats approach every problem with an open mouth.

No system of criminal justice can, or should, survive if it comes to depend for its continued effectiveness on the citizens' abdication through unawareness of their constitutional rights. No system worth preserving should have to fear that if an accused is permitted to consult with a lawyer, he will become aware of, and exercise, these rights.