America faces an enemy who believes in enforced ignorance. And all that we stand for is the open mind, the generous spirit, the ideal of tolerance, freedom, education, opportunity.

Courage is contagious. If a leader shows courage, others get the idea.

I would pay to do what I do if I had to.

I feel that history is in many ways the most important of all subjects because it is about everything and because it's about who we are and how we came to be the way we are.

I love to go to the places where things happen. I like to walk the walk and see how the light falls and what winter feels like.

There are no people on earth in whom a spirit of enthusiastic zeal is so readily kindled, and burns so remarkably, as Americans

If you get down about the state of American culture, just remember there are still more public libraries in this country than there are McDonalds.