The only geniuses produced by the chaos of society are those who do something about it. Chaos breeds geniuses. It offers a man something to be a genius about.

We shouldn't teach great books; we should teach a love of reading.

...not everyone is willing to defend a position of 'not knowing.' There is no virtue in ignorance for its own sake.

In the world at large we seldom vote for a principle or a given state of affairs. We vote for a man who pretends to believe in that principle or promises to achieve that state. We don't want a man, we want a condition of peace and plenty-- or, it may be, war and want-- but we must vote for a man.

To require a citizen to sign a loyalty oath is to destroy some of the loyalty he could otherwise claim, since any subsequent loyal behavior may then be attributed to the oath.

The way positive reinforcement is carried out is more important than the amount.

We admire people to the extent that we cannot explain what they do, and the word 'admire' then means 'marvel at.'