“Save the world by torturing one innocent child? Which innocent child?”

“Can injustice one way be corrected without the interim reaction that tries to impose injustice the other way?”

“The greatest ownership of all is to glance around and understand.”

“Those who champion democracy, but make a fetish of never accepting anything they don't agree with -- what advantage do they see in democracy?”

“Politicians need citizens who will permit them to behave reasonably.”

“Keep a journal, and don't assume that your work has to accomplish anything worthy: artists and peace-workers are in it for the long haul, and not to be judged by immediate results.”

“If it should happen you wake up and Armageddon has come, lie still.”