A republic is not an easy form of government to live under, and when the responsibility of citizenship is evaded, democracy decays and authoritarianism takes over.

The most tragic paradox of our time is to be found in the failure of nation-states to recognize the imperatives of internationalism.

In The Field Of Public Education, The Doctrine Of 'Separate But Equal' Has No Place

The fantastic advances in the field of electronic communication constitute a greater danger to the privacy of the individual.

Many people consider the things government does for them to be social progress but they regard the things government does for others as socialism.

When the rights of any individual or group are chipped away, the freedom of all erodes.

Everything I did in my life that was worthwhile, I caught hell for.

It is the spirit and not the form of law that keeps justice alive.

In these days, it is doubtful that any child may reasonably be expected to succeed in life if he is denied the opportunity of an education.

It is doubtful that congress would pass the Bill of Rights if it were introduced today.

Legislators represent people, not trees or acres. Legislators are elected by voters, not farms or cities or economic interests.

It's important to make women feel confident, because I think they are more important than men.

They are intent on making every conversation and every form of behaviour in the world known to them.

I love to relax. It's my favorite thing in the world. I am very good at being like a grandma and staying in and watching Game of Thrones or a movie. I think I could do that every night.

Socialism is always wrong.

Love is an energy. You can feed it to people, and they in turn feed it to others, and eventually it comes back.

Immigration is a gateway basically. It's a check-off point for Latino voters.

I'm not worried. Good luck, ... the center of gravity.

Of all our sorrows, memory is the worst.

We will have rings and things and fine array

Men do not mirror themselves in running water - they mirror themselves in still water. Only what is still can still the stillness of other things.