I was taught by professors who had done their schooling in the 1930s. Most of them were scornful of, even hated, big business.

The past is a source of knowledge, and the future is a source of hope. Love of the past implies faith in the future.

Nixon regarded himself as having been cheated by life. He never got my vote.

My first book was the book that changed my life.

At the core, the American citizen soldiers knew the difference between right and wrong, and they didn't want to live in a world in which wrong prevailed. So they fought, and won, and we all of us, living and yet to be born, must be forever profoundly grateful.

We know how to win wars. We must learn now to win peace.

Writing is not the easiest way to make a living. Your work long hours, usually all by yourself. It is not a way to make money.