Our conscience is not the vessel of eternal verities. It grows with our social life, and a new social condition means a radical change in conscience.

A really good diplomat does not go in for victories, even when he wins them.

Democracy is much too important to be left to public opinion.

The genius of a good leader is to leave behind him a situation which common sense, without the grace of genius, can deal with successfully.

While the right to talk may be the beginning of freedom, the necessity of listening is what makes that right important.

Great men, even during their lifetime, are usually known to the public only through a fictitious personality.

We must protect the right of our opponents to speak because we must hear what they have to say.