I have often felt that I cheated my children a little. I was never so totally theirs as most mothers are. I gave to audiences whatbelonged to my children, got back from audiences the love my children longed to give me.

When all is said and done, and statesmen discuss the future of the world, the fact remains that people fight these wars.

When will our consciences grow so tender that we will act to prevent human misery rather than avenge it?

Love can often be misguided and do as much harm as good, but respect can do only good. It assumes that the other person's stature is as large as one's own, his rights as reasonable, his needs as important.

It is not fair to ask of others what you are not willing to do yourself.

When you adopt the standards and the values of someone else … you surrender your own integrity. You become, to the extent of your surrender, less of a human being.

Education is the cornerstone of liberty.