The measure of a civilization is in the courage, not of its soldiers, but of its bystanders.

We could never know who we truly were until we heard the whispers of the stars.

The problem is that too often the only people who can act don't want change. Power doesn't so much corrupt as it breeds conservatism.

Certain types of decisions can be safely ignored. Some issues will go away with the passage of time, others will be so slow developing that the decision-makers will depart before the results of their neglect becomes manifest. Which brings us to the environment.

So long as men and women are free, no one is safe. People will be in danger because others can't operate vehicles responsibly or shoot straight. Because physicians are sometimes incompetent and lawyers dishonest. But most of all they will be in danger from ideas. It is the price we willingly pay to be free. Nor would we have it any other way.

Talking with most people usually involves a search for truth. Talking with congressmen is strictly special effects.

It can provide horrendous weapons to idiots.