I think if the people of this country can be reached with the truth, their judgment will be in favor of the many, as against the privileged few

It is a brave thing to have courage to be an individual; it is also, perhaps, a lonely thing. But it is better than not being an individual, which is to be nobody at all.

If you have to compromise, be sure to compromise up.

I believe that it is essential to our leadership in the world and to the development of true democracy in our country to have no discrimination in our country whatsoever. This is most important in the schools of our country.

It seems to me of great importance to teach children respect for life.

Happiness is not a goal, it is a by-product. Paradoxically, the one sure way not to be happy is deliberately to map out a way of life in which one would please oneself completely and exclusively.

Friendship with ones self is all important, because without it one cannot be friends with anyone else in the world.