there can be no failure to a human who has not lost his courage, unlike a drop of water which loses its identity when it joins the ocean, human does not lose his being in the society in which he lives

I hate to see complacency prevail in our lives when it's so directly contrary to the teaching of Christ.

The preservation of the means of knowledge among the lowest ranks is of more importance to the public than all the property of all the rich men in the country.

I mean, you can't be a revolutionary after the revolution, can you? Didn't we all struggle so that kids like Lil wouldn't have to?

Politics is clueless; I can claim -"I am a politician" only because I am not.

I have found the best way to give advice to your children is to find out what they want and then advise them to do it.