We cannot make good news out of bad practice.

We will not be driven by fear into an age of unreason, if we dig deep in our history and our doctrine, and remember that we are not descended from fearful men ... We proclaim ourselves, as indeed we are, the defenders of freedom, wherever it continues to exist in the world, but we cannot defend freedom abroad by deserting it at home.

Difficulty is the excuse history never accepts.

I am frightened by the imbalance, the constant striving to reach the largest possible audience for everything; by the absence of a sustained study of the state of the nation.

Just once in a while, let us exalt the importance of ideas and information.

Anyone who isn't confused really doesn't understand the situation.

The real crucial link in the international exchange is the last three feet, which is bridged by personal contact, one person talking to another.