Secrecy is the linchpin of abuse of power, . . . its enabling force. Transparency is the only real antidote.

Transparency is for those who carry out public duties and exercise public power. Privacy is for everyone else.

The ultimate test of a society's freedom is not how it treats its good, obedient, compliant citizens; it's how it treats its dissidents.

Edward Snowden: The Whistleblower Behind the NSA Surveillance Revelations

It's hard to imagine a more potent sign of a weak, declining empire than having one's national 'credibility' depend upon periodically bombing other countries.

When you cheer for the erosion of Dzhokhar Tsarnaevs rights, you're cheering for the erosion of your own.

The definition of an extreme authoritarian is one who is willing blindly to assume that government accusations are true without any evidence presented or opportunity to contest those accusations.

Terrorism': the word that means nothing, yet justifies everything.

Only In America can a renowned and devoted terrorism supporter like Peter King be the arbiter of national security and treason.

Terrorist', noun: 1. Someone my government tells me is a terrorist; 2. Someone my President decides to kill.

I think that - not just as a journalist but as a human being - I have the ethical responsibility to avoid actions that can harm innocent people.

Set goals, pursue them, achieve them, and then surpass them.

And then they bid their final goodbye which marked the end of their story. And beginning of two new stories.

I decide that we could always indulge ourselves later. First, I had a soul-eating stone of power to poke with a stick.

Analysis kills spontaneity. The grain once ground into flour germinates no more.

Once in a while, I played second base; once in a while, outfield. But those were just pickup games and softball leagues. So when I bought the Yankees, I tried to stay one pace ahead of the players.

I think woman is phenomenal, magnificent. I mean that sincerely.

I think like any marriage, especially when you've had divorced parents like myself; you want to try even harder to make it work.

We won't know for a few years.

If the depths of everyone's sin was made public, we would all be much more gracious to each other.

There's no such thing as a lost cause, or a dead end. Through persistence, attitude, and creativity, there's always an escape route.