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

Canadians are more polite when they are being rude than Americans are when they are being friendly.

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

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

The teenager seems to have replaced the Communist as the appropriate target for public controversy and foreboding.

The examined life has always been pretty well confined to a privileged class.

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.