No man could be equipped for the presidency if he has never been tempted by one of the seven cardinal sins.

A newspaper may somewhat arrogantly assert that it prints "all the news that's fit to print." But no newspaper yet has been moved to declare at the end of each edition, "That's the way it is," as Walter Cronkite does.

Saying we should keep the two-party system simply because it is working is like saying the Titanic voyage was a success because a few people survived on life-rafts.

The polls show that 10 percent of the public are ready to vote for me even though they don't know I'm running. We hope that figure won't drop when they learn I'm in the race.

An efficient bureaucracy is the greatest threat to liberty.

Whatever is morally necessary must be made politically possible.

There is a long-standing tradition in America of scoffing at poets, especially if they show any interest in politics.