Governments are not built to perceive large truths. Only people can perceive great truths. Governments specialize in small and intermediate truths. They have to be instructed by their people in great truths.
Norman CousinsIn a democracy, the individual enjoys not only the ultimate power but carries the ultimate responsibility.
Norman CousinsWhat a man really says when he says that someone else can be persuaded by force, is that he himself is incapable of more rational means of communication.
Norman CousinsUnobstructed access to facts can produce unlimited good only if it is matched by the desire and ability to find out what they mean and where they lead.
Norman Cousins