Recreation is not a secondary concern for a democracy. It is a primary concern, for the kind of recreation a people make for themselves determines the kind of people they become and the kind of society they build.

The very essence of all power to influence lies in getting the other person to participate. The mind that can do that has a powerful leverage on his human world.

To hate and to fear is to be psychologically ill. It is in fact the consuming illness of our time.

Newspapers have developed what might be called a vested interest in catastrophe. If they can spot a fight, they play up that fight. If they can uncover a tragedy, they will headline that tragedy.

The average citizen expresses pride in the American Bill of Rights and then seeks to protect his real estate by restrictive covenants.

A person remains immature, whatever his age, as long as he thinks of himself as an exception to the human race.

Time the devourer of everything.