I don't have time, you know - I want to be able to get it [information] instantly on the internet and not have to think about it. Well, there is that phenomenon as well.

I felt that we could hardly improve on the conception of the university expressed by one of the founders of the modern system, Wilhelm von Humboldt, also one of the founders of classical liberalism. That seems to me true today as well, though ideals of course have to be adapted to changing circumstances.

As elite attitudes towards public education over time illustrate, simple formulas are far from adequate. There are conflicting tendencies.

The change between horse and buggy to automobile is a big change and there hasn't been a major change since.

Ever since I've had any political awareness, I've felt either alone or part of a tiny minority.

Parts of the United States are taking on a Third World look.

Edward Said is a very honorable representative of the "intellectual" in the sense of the term that he defines.