At 14 you are still in most respects a dependent youth, in some respects a child. At 24 you are an adult. In between, extraordinary turbulences take place.

Stubborn opposition to proposals often has no other basis than the complaining question, 'Why wasn't I consulted?'

Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not his own facts.

To strip our past of glory is no great loss, but to deny it honor is devastating.

You are entitled to your opinion. But you are not entitled to your own facts.

The issue of race could benefit from a period of benign neglect.

There are some mistakes only someone with a Ph.D. can make.