Nothing ever invented provides such sustenance, such infinite reward for time spent, as a good book.

I think that we need history as much as we need bread or water or love.

The most interesting people are never perfect.

The more we see the founders as humans the more we can understand them.

It was an utterly phenomenal achievement.

The source of our suffering has been our timidity. We have been afraid to think....Let us dare to read, think, speak, write.

We still dislike hypocrites. It's a very American characteristic. We still like people who have ideas and who are willing to stand up for what they believe in. We're very forgiving of failures and very willing to give people a second and third chance if they mean to do better and are sorry for what they've done.