It has been said that we have not had the three R's in America, we had the six R's; remedial readin', remedial 'ritin' and remedial 'rithmetic.

We call Japanese soldiers fanatics when they die rather than surrender, whereas American soldiers who do the same thing are called heroes.

...the fullest development of the highest powers of men can be achieved only in a world of peace.

This is a do-it-yourself test for paranoia: you know you've got it when you can't think of anything that's your fault.

Democracy has not failed; the intelligence of the race has failed before the problems the race has raised

My idea of education is to unsettle the minds of the young and inflame their intellects.

There is only one justification for universities, as distinguished from trade schools. They must be centers of criticism.