When philosophers try to be politicians they generally cease to be philosophers.

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?

The spirit and soul are the body and brain, which are destructible-that is precisely why they are so precious.

Treachery though at first very cautious in the end betrays itself.

My film knowledge is pretty shocking. I'm trying to correct that.

Just as you must eat, drink, and breathe to live, you must read the Bible, pray, and be involved in a church to stay spiritually alive and vital. You never will outgrow these things.

A pitcher is worth a thousand worts.

In my experience an appreciative letter from a fellow writer means a lot.

The ideas are secondary to the primary premise of people's potential. I'm always in wonder and astonishment.

Free market capitalism is the best path to prosperity!

The Internet Was Designed For The PC. The Internet Is Not Designed For The iPhone

I grew up in the early '70s in New England.