“For some people, 'erudition' is nothing more than a vehicle for hostility and arrogance; 'good taste' merely an excuse for condescension--or worse, censorship -- Sadie”

“An excuse is worse and more terrible than a lie;for an excuse is a lie guarded”

“I have always had the greatest respect for students. There is nothing I hate more than condescension—the attitude that they are inferior to you. I always assume they have good minds.”

“There is nothing more potentially hostile than the indigenous ego interpreting the laws of his conqueror upon his own people”

“Arrogance is one of the flaws in the Erudite heart -- I know. It is often in mine.”

“On things like censorship, I think everything should be allowed on television. You know, I mean anything. I don’t know who believes that anymore. Every left wing party says there should be some degree of censorship, that some things are bad taste. But it’s unjustifiable for anyone to decide what is bad taste.”