It belongs among the refinements of totalitarian government in our century that they don't permit their opponents to die a great, dramatic martyr's death for their convictions.

And the distinction between violent and non-violent action is that the former is exclusively bent upon the destruction of the old, and the latter is chiefly concerned with the establishment of something new.

... the space left to freedom is very small.ends are inherent in human nature and the same for all.

The saving grace of all really great gifts is that the persons who bear their burden remain superior to what they have done, at least as long as the source of creativity is alive.

If we don't know our own history, we are deemed to live it.

To speak of the impotence of power is no longer a witty paradox.

The presence of others who see what we see and hear what we hear assures us of the reality of the world and ourselves.