More free time means more time to waste. The worker who used to have only a little time in which to get drunk and beat his wife now has time to get drunk, beat his wife - and watch TV.

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.

To solve a problem it is necessary to think. It is necessary to think even to decide what facts to collect.

The most distressing aspect of the world into which you are going is its indifference to the basic issues, which now, as always, are moral issues.

A world community can exist only with world communication, which means something more than extensive short-wave facilities scattered; about the globe. It means common understanding, a common tradition, common ideas, and common ideals.

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

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.