Equality does not mean that all plants must grow to the same height - a society of tall grass and dwarf trees, a jostle of conflicting jealousies. It means, in civic terms, an equal outlet for all talents; in political terms, that all votes will carry the same weight; and in religious terms that all beliefs will enjoy equal rights.

The great acts of love are done by those who are habitually performing small acts of kindness.

The future has many names: For the weak, it means the unattainable. For the fearful, it means the unknown. For the courageous, it means opportunity.

One resists the invasion of armies; one does not resist the invasion of ideas.

If I speak, I am condemned. If I stay silent, I am damned!

Gutenberg's invention of printing is the greatest event-the mother of revolution

If a writer wrote merely for his time, I would have to break my pen and throw it away.