As a student I learned from wonderful teachers and ever since then I've thought everyone is a teacher.

We have got to nurture the spirit of independent journalism in this country, or we'll not save capitalism from its own excesses, and we'll not save democracy from its own inertia.

How can those of us who are parents help our children recognize their bliss?

I'm angry at what's happening to America and angry with myself that I can't do more. I would be miserable if I couldn't bear witness.

I've always thought the American eagle needed a left wing and a right wing. The right wing would see to it that economic interests had their legitimate concerns addressed. The left wing would see to it that ordinary people were included in the bargain. Both would keep the great bird on course. But with two right wings or two left wings, it's no longer an eagle and it's going to crash.

The consensual seduction of the mainstream media by and with the government is one of the most dangerous toxins at work in America today.

Charity is commendable; everyone should be charitable. But justice aims to create a social order in which, if individuals choose not to be charitable, people still don't go hungry, unschooled or sick without care. Charity depends on the vicissitudes of whim and personal wealth; justice depends on commitment instead of circumstance.