A free society cherishes nonconformity. It knows that from the non-conformist, from the eccentric, have come many of the great ideas of freedom. Free society must fertilize the soil in which non-conformity and dissent and individualism can grow.
Our tradition is one of protest and revolt, and it is stultifying to celebrate the rebels of the past while we silence the rebels of the present.
Idealism is like a castle in the air if it is not based on a solid foundation of social and political realism.
Ah, the perks of Socialism. You get to be righteous with no accountability.
Socialism never took root in America because the poor see themselves as temporarily embarrassed millionaires.
It's not the colour of your skin that makes us different, it's the colour of our thoughts.
Civilization is a limitless multiplication of unnecessary necessaries.
San Franciscans have a bond of self-satisfaction bordering on smugness.
A healthy society will overcome even the unhealthy criticism.
A committee can make a decision that is dumber than any of its members.