In a democracy the opposition is not only tolerated as constitutional but must be maintained because it is indispensable.

It requires wisdom to understand wisdom: the music is nothing if the audience is deaf.

The radical novelty of modern science lies precisely in the rejection of the belief... that the forces which move the stars and atoms are contingent upon the preferences of the human heart.

He has honor if he holds himself to an ideal of conduct though it is inconvenient, unprofitable, or dangerous to do so.

There can be no liberty for a community which lacks the means by which to detect lies.

When all think alike, then no one is thinking

The press does not tell us what to think, it tells us what to think about.

The news and the truth are not the same thing.

The present crisis of Western democracy is a crisis in journalism.

To create a minimum standard of life below which no human being can fall is the most elementary duty of the democratic state.

It is often very illuminating...to ask yourself how you got at the facts on which you base your opinion. Who actually saw, heard, felt, counted, named the thing, about which you have an opinion?

Achievers are biased towards action despite any fear, and this courage sets them apart from others.

The only way I can describe the extent of my anxiety is to say that I felt as if I were pregnant with a rock.

For all beings within this universal kingdom, their magnetic north rests in genuine mirth.

The offshoring of American jobs by global corporations and the deregulation of the U.S. financial system have resulted in American economic failure.

The only kind of dignity which is genuine is that which is not diminished by the indifference of others.

There are a lot of grown ups who should be sent up to their rooms and told they must stay there until they learn they can play fair.

I have confidence in people's basic common sense.

Some make a conscience of spitting in the Church, yet robbe the Altar.

The cooperation of government at its different levels is important and can only be achieved as long as the people of Chicago are directly involved in our efforts and supportive of our goals.

I am the Raskolnikov of jerking off – the sticky evidence is everywhere!