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

Noam Chomsky skittles and skithers all over the political landscape to distract the reader’s attention from the plain truth.

A liberal education will impart an awareness of the amazing and precious complexity of human relationships. Since those relationships are violated more often out of insensitiveness than out of deliberate intent, whatever increases sensitiveness of perception and understanding humanizes life.

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

Fear of death has been the greatest ally of tyranny past and present.

Idealism, alas, does not protect one from ignorance, dogmatism, and foolishness.

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