The presumption of innocence is not just a legal concept. In commonplace terms, it rests on that generosity of spirit which assumes the best, not the worst, of the stranger.

Perhaps the most fundamental value of a liberal education is that it makes life more interesting. It allows you to think things which do not occur to the less learned ... it makes it less likely that you will be bored with life.

There is no greater challenge than to have someone relying upon you; no greater satisfaction than to vindicate his expectation.

There is no lasting hope in violence, only temporary relief from hopelessness.

With all the mass media concentrated in a few hands, the ancient faith in the competition of ideas in the free market seems like a hollow echo of a much simpler day.

Incomprehensible jargon is the hallmark of a profession.

The fullness or emptiness of life will be measured by the extent to which a man feels that he has an impact on the lives of others.