Respect for intellectual excellence, the restoration of vigor and discipline to our ideas of study, curricula which aim at strengthening intellectual fiber and stretching the power of young minds, personal commitment and responsibility - these are th

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An Independent is someone who wants to take the politics out of politics.

An Independent is someone who wants to take the politics out of politics.

I think that one of the most fundamental responsibilities is to give testimony in a...

I think that one of the most fundamental responsibilities is to give testimony in a...

In quiet places, reason abounds.

In quiet places, reason abounds.

An editor is someone who separates the wheat from the chaff and then prints the...

An editor is someone who separates the wheat from the chaff and then prints the...

Nature is neutral.

Nature is neutral.

The definition of a free society is a society where it is safe to be...

The definition of a free society is a society where it is safe to be...

After four years at the United Nations I sometimes yearn for the peace and tranquillity...

After four years at the United Nations I sometimes yearn for the peace and tranquillity...

It is not the years in your life but the life in your years that...

It is not the years in your life but the life in your years that...

I have tried to talk about the issues in this campaign... and this has sometimes...

I have tried to talk about the issues in this campaign... and this has sometimes...

Let us talk sense to the American people. Let us tell them the truth, that...

Let us talk sense to the American people. Let us tell them the truth, that...

To act coolly, intelligently and prudently in perilous circumstances is the test of a man...

To act coolly, intelligently and prudently in perilous circumstances is the test of a man...

Communism is the corruption of a dream of justice.

Communism is the corruption of a dream of justice.

I don't want to send them to jail. I want to send them to school.

I don't want to send them to jail. I want to send them to school.

Nothing so dates a man as to decry the younger generation.

Nothing so dates a man as to decry the younger generation.

We mean by politics the people's business - the most important business there is.

We mean by politics the people's business - the most important business there is.

Law is not a profession at all, but rather a business service station and repair...

Law is not a profession at all, but rather a business service station and repair...

The journey of a thousand leagues begins with a single step. So we must never...

The journey of a thousand leagues begins with a single step. So we must never...

As citizens of this democracy, you are the rulers and the ruled, the law-givers and...

As citizens of this democracy, you are the rulers and the ruled, the law-givers and...

If I knew something that would serve my country but would harm mankind, I would...

If I knew something that would serve my country but would harm mankind, I would...

I know nothing, except the fact of my ignorance.

I know nothing, except the fact of my ignorance.

Democracy is supposed to give you the feeling of choice, like Painkiller X and Painkiller...

Democracy is supposed to give you the feeling of choice, like Painkiller X and Painkiller...