I'm going to speak my mind because I have nothing to lose.

Patriotic societies seem to think that the way to educate school children in a democracy is to stage bigger and better flag-saluting.

Definitions, contrary to popular opinion, tell us nothing about things. They only describe people's linguistic habits; that is, they tell us what noises people make under what conditions.

Republicans are people who, if you were drowning 50 feet from shore, would throw you a 25-foot rope and tell you to swim the other 25 feet because it would be good for your character. Democrats would throw you a hundred-foot rope and then walk away looking for other good deeds to do.

In the age of television, image becomes more important than substance.

Bilingualism for the individual is fine, but not for a country.

The great thing about the United States is our ability to absorb foreign people and make them a part of us.