A society in which men recognize no check upon their freedom soon becomes a society where freedom is the possession of only a savage few.

Words are not pebbles in alien juxtaposition.

Words are chameleons, which reflect the color of their environment.

We accept the verdict of the past until the need for change cries out loudly enough to force upon us a choice between the comforts of inertia and the irksomeness of action.

Justice is the tolerable accommodation of the conflicting interests of society, and I don't believe there is any royal road to attain such accommodation concretely.

In america, there are two tax systems: one for the informed and one for the uninformed. Both are legal

The hand that rules the press, the radio, the screen and the far-spread magazine, rules the country.

In the end it is worse to suppress dissent than to run the risk of heresy.

The spirit of liberty is the spirit which is not too sure that it is right; the spirit of liberty is the spirit which seeks to understands the minds of other men and women.

Life is made up of constant calls to action, and we seldom have time for more than hastily contrived answers.

The language of the law must not be foreign to the ears of those who are to obey it.

Self-respect--the secure feeling that no one, as yet, is suspicious.

If thou art a man, admire those who attempt great things, even though they fail.

Maybe people don't think moms are cool. I don't know what to say about it. I don't know. Romantic comedies aren't for everybody, so maybe mom movies aren't for everybody.

Just as rust, which arose from the iron itself, wears out the iron, likewise, performing an action without examination would destroy us by projecting us into a negative state of existence.

Slate is not a political magazine but a lot of what it does is politics.

Being a scientist helps to support both my life as a Jesuit and my belief in God.

You quickly find, when you are a hand-reader as I am, that nothing interests people so much as themselves.

Once Brexit has actually been implemented, the world will be a very different place.

There is never an embarrassing silence that can't be turned into a regrettable conversation.

I like my voice, but I can't deliver as much as I wish I could.