Liberalism is, I think, resurgent. One reason is that more and more people are so painfully aware of the alternative.

There are few ironclad rules of diplomacy but to one there is no exception. When an official reports that talks were useful, it can safely be concluded that nothing was accomplished.

There can be no question, however, that prolonged commitment to mathematical exercises in economics can be damaging. It leads to the atrophy of judgement and intuition. . .

You will find that [the] State [Department] is the kind of organisation which, though it does big things badly, does small things badly too.

Clearly the most unfortunate people are those who must do the same thing over and over again, every minute, or perhaps twenty to the minute. They deserve the shortest hours and the highest pay.

The oldest [John Kenneth] Galbraith rule is that when you hear that a new era has dawned, you should take cover.

We now in the United States have more security guards for the rich than we have police services for the poor districts. If you're looking for personal security, far better to move to the suburbs than to pay taxes in New York.