The mob that hails the man on horseback, the Caesars and conquering heroes, does not retain its freedoms for long.

Religious tolerance has developed more as a consequence of the impotence of religions to impose their dogmas on each other than as a consequence of spiritual humility in the quest for understanding first and last things.

To deny me the right to err is therefore to deny me the right to believe.

Students rarely disappoint teachers who assure them in advance that they are doomed to failure.

Everyone who remembers his own education remembers teachers, not methods and techniques. The teacher is the heart of the educational system.

To silence criticism is to silence freedom.

Before impugning an opponent's motives, even when they legitimately may be impugned, answer his arguments.