I am a very big fan of the nation, actually. In Cicero's time, there was this idea that although we were members of the whole world of human beings, we also needed to connect our imaginations to a smaller unit. The smaller unit was something we knew we could live or die for, as Cicero died for the Roman republic.

I think we need government to play a part in having a health policy that makes nursing care available for the increasing numbers who are going to need it.

Radio was, in a way, a very philosophical medium. You could make an argument on the radio, and people listened to it. Television is already harder because people's attention span becomes shorter with television. Cut to a commercial and all that.

People don't just want to feel satisfied. They actually want to act.

I am a very big fan of the nation, actually. In Cicero's time, there was this idea that although we were members of the whole world of human beings, we also needed to connect our imaginations to a smaller unit. The smaller unit was something we knew we could live or die for, as Cicero died for the Roman republic.

When a profession is protected by academic freedom and tenure, it tends to turn inward. To a large extent that's good.

People have a deep need to be legislators, and the idea of autonomy has become very precious.