If the self-discipline of the free cannot match the iron discipline of the mailed fist, in economic, political, scientific, and all the other kinds of struggles, as well as the military, then the peril to freedom will continue to rise.

A wall is a hell of a lot better than a war.

One person can make a difference, and everyone should try.

The effort to improve the conditions of man, however, is not a task for the few. It is the task of all nations-acting alone, acting in groups, acting in the United Nations, for plague and pestilence, plunder and pollution, the hazards of nature and the hunger of children are the foes of every nation. The earth, the sea and the air are the concern of every nation. And science, technology and education can be the ally of every nation.

If more politicians knew poetry, and more poets knew politics, I am convinced the world would be a little better place in which to live.

We must never forget that art is not a form of propaganda; it is a form of truth.

I have a nice home, the office is close by, and the pay is good.