A People's Speech Is The Skin Of

In Our Culture We Make Heroes Of The Men Who Sit On Top Of A Heap Of Money, And We Pay Attention Not Only To What They Say In Their Field Of Competence, But To Their Wisdom On Every Other Question In The World.

The Politics Of Surprise Leads Through The Gates Of Astonishment Into The Kingdom Of Hope.

Meiklejohn's Position Is That Free Speech In A Democracy Is Not An Absolute Flowing From The Boundless Source Of Some Presumed 'natural Right.' It Is A Practical Necessity Of 'self-government By Universal Suffrage,' For If The Citizens Are Not Permitted To Argue Out The Issues Of Government, How Can They Be What They Must Be In A Democracy - The Rulers As Well As The Ruled?

A People's Speech Is The Skin Of Its Culture.

A President Is Best Judged By The Enemies He Makes When He Has Really Hit His Stride.