It would be enough for me to have the system of a jury of twelve versus the system of one judge as a basis for preferring the U.S. to the Soviet Union. I would prefer the country you can leave…

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What I like about cities is that everything is king size, the beauty and the...

What I like about cities is that everything is king size, the beauty and the...

No matter under what circumstances you leave it, home does not cease to be home....

No matter under what circumstances you leave it, home does not cease to be home....

A language is a more ancient and inevitable thing than any state.

A language is a more ancient and inevitable thing than any state.

This is the generation whose first cry of life was the Hungarian uprising.

This is the generation whose first cry of life was the Hungarian uprising.

Every individual ought to know at least one poet from cover to cover: if not...

Every individual ought to know at least one poet from cover to cover: if not...

Man is what he reads.

Man is what he reads.

Life, the way it really is, is a battle not between Bad and Good but...

Life, the way it really is, is a battle not between Bad and Good but...

The real history of consciousness starts with one's first lie.

The real history of consciousness starts with one's first lie.

Bad literature is a form of treason.

Bad literature is a form of treason.

For the poet the credo or doctrine is not the point of arrival but is,...

For the poet the credo or doctrine is not the point of arrival but is,...

For a writer only one form of patriotism exists: his attitude toward language.

For a writer only one form of patriotism exists: his attitude toward language.

Cherish your human connections: your relationships with friends and family.

Cherish your human connections: your relationships with friends and family.

Life - the way it really is - is a battle not between Bad and...

Life - the way it really is - is a battle not between Bad and...

Who included me among the ranks of the human race?

Who included me among the ranks of the human race?

How delightful to find a friend in everyone.

How delightful to find a friend in everyone.

Life is a game with many rules but no referee. One learns how to play...

Life is a game with many rules but no referee. One learns how to play...

The poetic notion of infinity is far greater than that which is sponsored by any...

The poetic notion of infinity is far greater than that which is sponsored by any...

Snobbery? But it's only a form of despair.

Snobbery? But it's only a form of despair.

Bad literature is a form of treason.

Bad literature is a form of treason.

It is well to read everything of something, and something of everything.

It is well to read everything of something, and something of everything.