There are many who lust for the simple answers of doctrine or decree. They are on the left and right. They are not confined to a single part of the society. They are terrorists of the mind.

Quote by A Bartlett Giamatti

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Teaching is an instinctual art, mindful of potential, craving of realizations, a pausing, seamless process.

Teaching is an instinctual art, mindful of potential, craving of realizations, a pausing, seamless process.

A liberal education is at the heart of a civil society, and at the heart...

A liberal education is at the heart of a civil society, and at the heart...

On a good day, I view the job [of president] as directing an orchestra. On...

On a good day, I view the job [of president] as directing an orchestra. On...

All I ever wanted to be president of was the American League.

All I ever wanted to be president of was the American League.

What we won when all of our people united must not be lost in suspicion...

What we won when all of our people united must not be lost in suspicion...

The presidency has made every man who occupied it, no matter how small, bigger than...

The presidency has made every man who occupied it, no matter how small, bigger than...

You may think the president is all-powerful, but he is not. He needs a lot...

You may think the president is all-powerful, but he is not. He needs a lot...

To be a great president, you have to have a war. All the great presidents...

To be a great president, you have to have a war. All the great presidents...

Presidents do make mistakes, but the immortal Dante tells us that divine justice weighs the...

Presidents do make mistakes, but the immortal Dante tells us that divine justice weighs the...

Know that the immediate staff and others in the Administration will assume that your manner,...

Know that the immediate staff and others in the Administration will assume that your manner,...

Many people around the President have sizeable egos before entering government, some with good reason....

Many people around the President have sizeable egos before entering government, some with good reason....

The United States brags about its political system, but the President says one thing during...

The United States brags about its political system, but the President says one thing during...

If you see the President, tell him from me that whatever happens there will be...

If you see the President, tell him from me that whatever happens there will be...

I see the first lady as another means to keep a president from becoming isolated.

I see the first lady as another means to keep a president from becoming isolated.

But you know, its not easy when your husband runs for president. I mean, its...

But you know, its not easy when your husband runs for president. I mean, its...

Anybody who wants the presidency so much that he'll spend two years organizing and campaigning...

Anybody who wants the presidency so much that he'll spend two years organizing and campaigning...

I also wish that the Pledge of Allegiance were directed at the Constitution and the...

I also wish that the Pledge of Allegiance were directed at the Constitution and the...

See that the President, the Cabinet and staff are informed. If cut out of the...

See that the President, the Cabinet and staff are informed. If cut out of the...

Certainly in the next 50 years we shall see a woman president, perhaps sooner than...

Certainly in the next 50 years we shall see a woman president, perhaps sooner than...

He's a full-fledged housewife from Kansas with all the prejudices

He's a full-fledged housewife from Kansas with all the prejudices