Start writing, no matter what. The water does not flow until the faucet is turned on

Power not only corrupts he who wields the power but those who submit to it. Those who grovel at the feet of power betray their fellows to hide themselves behind the cloak of submission. It is an evil thing.

To a fool time brings only age not wisdom.

What is education but a conditioning of the mind to a society and a way of life.

To make democracy work, we must be a nation of participants, not simply observers. One who does not vote has no right to complain.

Our libraries are not cloisters for an elite. They are for the people, and if they are not used, the fault belongs to those who do not take advantage of their wealth.

...Proximity to a noose danger and death ... can make man or woman appreciate things.