The percentage of people qualifying for federal disability benefits because they are unable to work rose from 0.7 percent of the size of the labor force in 1960 to 5.3% in 2010.

Regardless of whether people have free will, human flourishing requires that they live in an environment in which they are treated as if they did.

The human impulse behind the isolation of class is as basic as impulses get: People like to be around other people who understand them and to whom they can talk.

They don't know the distinction between taking care of a child and raising a child.

The average Harvard freshman in 1952 would have placed in the bottom 10 percent of the incoming class by 1960.

Data can bear on policy issues, but many of our opinions about policy are grounded in premises about the nature of human life and human society that are beyond the reach of data.

Responsibility for the consequences of actions is not the price of freedom, but one of its rewards.

paying taxes is a cheap price for a quiet conscience—much cheaper than actually having to get involved in the lives of their fellow citizens.

In a war of truth and lie, lie retreats always with shame and pity.

Heavenly realities are found in the presence of God

I closed my eyes and abandoned myself to my grief. It felt better, somehow, to be helpless. I didn't feel ashamed.

I have a plan, and I’m following it. I can focus on doing what is within my control, and I don’t need to be afraid of the results.

We have been taught to "just eat a balanced diet." We have been taught wrong. The truth is natural healing works.

I'd certainly go for a love marriage

I quite like that jeopardy, those up-against-the-wall odds. I don't like it when it's over-comfortable, too easy, something that can be done in two or three weeks. I like a challenge.

I think the fact of the matter is this is a tough moment for democrats. But it's also exciting to see so many people out there mobilized.

Your opinion is nothing but your point of view.

Not for no cold did freeze, Nor any cloud beguile Th'eternal flowering spring