I was guilty of judging capitalism by its operations and socialism by its hopes and aspirations; capitalism by its works and socialism by its literature.

To serve the public interest is not the same as being a servant of public opinion.

The easiest rationalization for the refusal to seek the truth is the denial that truth exists.

To silence criticism is to silence freedom.

Philosophy, most broadly viewed, is the critical survey of existence from the standpoint of value.

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.

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