In A Democracy, Dissent Is An Act

We Must Care To Think About The Unthinkable Things, Because When Things Become Unthinkable, Thinking Stops And Action Becomes Mindless.

Intolerance Of Dissent Is A Well-noted Feature Of The American National Character.

It Is Amazing How Soon One Becomes Accustomed To The Sound Of Ones Voice, When Forced To Repeat A Speech Five Or Six Times A Day. As Election Day Approaches, The Size Of The Crowds Grows; They Are More Responsive And More Interested; And One Derives A Certain Exhilaration From That Which, Only A Few Weeks Before, Was Intensely Painful. This Is One Possible Explanation Of Unlimited Debate In The Senate.

The Soviet Union Has Indeed Been Our Greatest Menace - Not So Much Because Of What It Has Done, But Because Of The Excuses It Has Provided Us For Our Own Failures.

The Legislator Is An Indispensable Guardian Of Our Freedom. It Is True That Great Executives Have Played A Powerful Role In The Development Of Civilization, But Such Leaders Appear Sporadically, By Chance. They Do Not Always Appear When They Are Most Needed. The Great Executives Have Given Inspiration And Push To The Advancement Of Human Society, But It Is The Legislator Who Has Given Stability And Continuity To That Slow And Painful Progress.