The American people...have a stake in non-conformity. For they know that the American genius is non-conformist.
Henry Steele CommagerChange does not necessarily assure progress, but progress implacably requires change.
Henry Steele CommagerTo yearn for a single, and usually simple, explanation of the chaotic materials of the past, to search for a single thread in that most tangled of all skeins, is a sign of immaturity.
Henry Steele CommagerMen in authority will always think that criticism of their policies is dangerous. They will always equate their policies with patriotism, and find criticism subversive.
Henry Steele Commager