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.

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

The best education for the best is the best education for all.

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

A civilization in which there is not a continuous controversy about important issues is on the way to totalitarianism and death

It is not so important to be serious as it is to be serious about the important things.

The college graduate is presented with a sheepskin to cover his intellectual nakedness.