“I profoundly believe it takes a lot of practice to become a moral slob.”

“I won't insult your intelligence by suggesting that you really believe what you just said.”

“I would like to take you seriously but to do so would affront your intelligence.”

“I catch fire and find the reserves of courage and assertiveness to speak up. When that happens I get quite carried away. My blood gets hot my brow wet I become unbearably and unconscionably sarcastic and bellicose I am girded for a total showdown.”

“I had much more fun criticizing than praising.”

“I would rather be governed by the first 2000 people in the Manhattan phone book than the entire faculty of Harvard.”

“I would sooner be governed by the first two thousand names in the Boston telephone directory than by the two thousand members of the faculty of Harvard.”