For how many thousands of years now have we humans been what we insist on calling "civilized?" And yet, in total contradiction, we also persist in the savage belief that we must occasionally, at least, settle our arguments by killing one another.

I guess I showed certain signs of being a workaholic in early years; I had a magazine route very early on - I must have been about seven or eight years old or something like that - when I was carrying Liberty magazine, trying to win green and brown coupons; I eventually [won] a pony.

Would it be better to have a president who cries easily? Well, that depends on what he cried about. I would not like the thought of a president who could not cry. That would be worse than one who cried over the right things. Which, in this case, would be the things I would cry over.

The 60s undoubtedly were the most turbulent years of the century.

We know that no one should tell a woman she has to bear an unwanted child. We know that religious beliefs cannot define patriotism.

There is no such thing as a little freedom. Either you are all free, or you are not free.

The ethic of the journalist is to recognize one's prejudices, biases, and avoid getting them into print.