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

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.

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.

You and I know that there is a correlation between the creative and the screwball. So we must suffer the screwball gladly.

The function of a briefing paper is to prevent the ambassador from saying something dreadfully indiscreet. I sometimes think its true object is to prevent the ambassador from saying anything at all.

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.

Incomprehensible jargon is the hallmark of a profession.