A President and his wise men can only propose; but Congress disposes. It is when President and Congress agree that American history marches forward.

If you make a living, if you earn your own money, you're free - however free one can be on this planet.

I saw Chungking for the first time more than 40 years ago - a city of hills and mists, of grays and lavenders, two rivers shaping it to a point and the cliff rising above me like a challenge.

The power of the press in America is a primordial one. It sets the agenda of public discussion; and this sweeping political power is unrestrained by any law. It deter- mines what people will talk and think about-an authority that in other nations is reserved for tyrants, priests, parties and mandarins.

It is almost nicer being a godfather than a father, like having white mice but making your nanny feed them for you.

With electricity we were wired into a new world, for electricity brought the radio, a "crystal set" and with enough ingenuity, one could tickle the crystal with a cat's whisker and pick up anything.

The flood of money that gushes into politics today is a pollution of democracy.