Not only do most people accept violence if it is perpetuated by legitimate authority, they also regard violence against certain kinds of people as inherently legitimate, no matter who commits it.

All weakness tends to corrupt, and impotence corrupts absolutely.

Part of the American dream is to live long and die young.

What we must decide is how we are valuable rather than how valuable we are.

Human life is a continuous thread which each of us spins to his own pattern, rich and complex in meaning. There are no natural knots in it. Yet knots form, nearly always in adolescence.

So much of learning to be an American is learning not to let your individuality become a nuisance.

Not only do most people accept violence if it is perpetuated by legitimate authority, they also regard violence against certain kinds of people as inherently legitimate, no matter who commits it.