“When men can hate without risk, their stupidity is easily convinced, the motives supply themselves.”

“But, Jefferson worried that the people - and the argument goes back to Thucydides and Aristotle - are easily misled. He also stressed, passionately and repeatedly, that it was essential for the people to understand the risks and benefits of government, to educate themselves, and to involve themselves in the political process. Without that, he said, the wolves will take over.”

“Heroes are those who can somehow resist the power of the situation and act out of noble motives, or behave in ways that do not demean others when they easily can.”

“She was convinced that women were as often victims of themselves as they were of men.”

“How easily men satisfy themselves that the Constitution is exactly what they wish it to be”

“Children can only learn to take responsibility when given a chance to assess and mitigate risk for themselves.”