Free men are aware of the imperfection inherent in human affairs, and they are willing to fight and die for that which is not perfect. They know that basic human problems can have no final solutions, that our freedom, justice, equality, etc. are far from absolute, and that the good life is compounded of half measures, compromises, lesser evils, and gropings toward the perfect. The rejection of approximations and the insistence on absolutes are the manifestation of a nihilism that loathes freedom, tolerance, and equity.

Power corrupts the few, while weakness corrupts the many.

Whenever you trace the origin of a skill or practices which played a crucial role in the ascent of man, we usually reach the realm of play.

The nature of a society is largely determined by the direction in which talent and ambition flow - by the tilt of the social landscape.

We can be absolutely certain only about things we do not understand.

The world leans on us. When we sag, the whole world seems to droop.

In running away from ourselves we either fall on our neighbor's shoulder or fly at his throat.