Do you wish to learn? There are books that can teach you anything, and there is no cheaper form of education, nor one whose effects are more lasting. My education came from books, and they have been my companions by many campfires, in bunkhouses, ships' forecastles, in hotels and on planes. No matter where you find me, I am never far from a book.

We do not at present educate people to think but, rather, to have opinions, and that is something altogether different.

A wise man fights to win, but he is twice a fool who has no plan for possible defeat.

One learns to adapt to the land in which one lives.

Politics is the art of making civilization work.

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

Knowledge was not meant to be locked behind doors. It breathes best in the open air where all men can inhale its essence.