He [Cassius Clay] became a Black Muslim, which is a pseudo-religion for unbright neurotics who feel the need to hate all white people.

The largest cultural menace in America is the conformity of the intellectual cliques which, in education as well as the arts, are out to impose upon the nation their modish fads and fallacies, and have nearly succeeded in doing so. In this cultural issue, we are, without reservations, on the side of excellence (rather than "newness") and of honest intellectual combat (rather than conformity).

I won't insult your intelligence by suggesting that you really believe what you just said.

The more complicated and powerful the job, the more rudimentary the preparation for it.

If you had a European prime minister who experienced what we've experienced it would be expected that he would retire or resign.

I would rather be governed by the first 2000 people in the Manhattan phone book than the entire faculty of Harvard.

One must bear in mind that the expansion of federal activity is a form of eating for politicians.