“Pull the string and it will follow wherever you wish. Push it, and it will go nowhere at all.”

“Humility must always be the portion of any man who receives acclaim earned in blood of his followers and sacrifices of his friends.”

“The problem in defense is how far you can go without destroying from within what you are trying to defend from without.”

“Don't join the book burners. Do not think you are going to conceal thoughts by concealing evidence that they ever existed.”

“Never let yourself be persuaded that any one Great Man, any one leader, is necessary to the salvation of America. When America consists of one leader and 158 million followers, it will no longer be America.”

“If you want total security, go to prison. There you're fed, clothed, given medical care and so on. The only thing lacking... is freedom. ”

“Don't join the book burners. Don't think you're going to conceal faults by concealing evidence that they ever existed. Don't be afraid to go in your library and read every book...”