“I only have one prejudice, and that is against those who are prejudiced.”

“Everyone appreciates being appreciated.”

“A citizen at his home in Rockford, Illinois, or Boulder, Colorado, could read a newspaper, listen to a radio, or watch the round-the-clock coverage on television, but he had no way of connecting with those who shared his views. Nor was there a quick, readily available tool for an ordinary citizen to gather information on his own. In 1960, communication was a one-way street, and information was fundamentally inaccessible. The whole idea of summoning up data or reaching thousands of individuals with the touch of a finger was a science-fiction fantasy.”

“It was more than just material prosperity. America in 1960 was a country where restraint and boundaries were the natural conditions in all arenas. People married younger and stayed married; even with those added twenty-eight million, there were fewer divorces in 1960 than there had been a decade earlier. People did not have children unless they were married—only 2.5 percent of children were born out of wedlock, though the number in black households was disturbingly high—some 20 percent.”

“We have no democracy, no constitution no real America if the efficacy and sanctity of the voting process, is not fully and verifiably protected.”

“Sometimes a little naivety goes a long long way!" (I said that)”

“There is no such thing as political science, but there are tenancies so strong that they might as well be called laws of nature.”