The First Rule Of Democracy Is To

Problems Will Always Torment Us Because All Important Problems Are Insoluble: That Is Why They Are Important. The Good Comes From The Continuing Struggle To Try And Solve Them, Not From The Vain Hope Of Their Solution.

Politics In A Democracy Is, At The End, An Educational Process.

For History Is To The Nation As Memory Is To The Individual.

Excellence Is The Eternal Quest. We Achieve It By Living Up To Our Highest Intellectual Standards And Our Finest Moral Intuitions. In Seeking Excellence, Take Life Seriously-but Never Yourself!

History Is Full Of Surprises.