Overheard in a Washington D.C. confessional: "Bless me, Father, for sins have been committed.

Don't worry when you are not recognized, but strive to be worthy of recognition

To educate a man in mind and not in morals is to educate a menace to society.

The men who create power make an indispensable contribution to the Nation's greatness, but the men who question power make a contribution just as indispensable, especially when that questioning is disinterested, for they determine whether we use power or power uses us.

Bad men need nothing more to compass their ends, than that good men should look on and do nothing.

Sometimes people hold a core belief that is very strong. When they are presented with evidence that works against that belief, the new evidence cannot be accepted. It would create a feeling that is extremely uncomfortable, called cognitive dissonance. And because it is so important to protect the core belief, they will rationalize, ignore and even deny anything that doesn't fit in with the core belief.