Those who are convinced they have a monopoly on The Truth always feel that they are only saving the world when they slaughter the heretics.

Excellence is the eternal quest. We achieve it by living up to our highest intellectual standards and our finest moral intuitions. In seeking excellence, take life seriously-but never yourself!

Politics in a democracy is, at the end, an educational process.

History, in the end, becomes a form of irony.

Television has spread the habit of instant reaction and stimulated the hope of instant results.

Clarity in language depends on clarity in thought.

What higher obligation does a President have than to explain his intentions to the people and persuade them that the direction he wishes to go is right?