Patriotism is not a short and frenzied outburst of emotion, but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime. — Adlai E. Jr. Stevenson. American politician and diplomat (1900–1965)
I have been thinking that I would make a proposition to my Republican friends... that if they will stop telling lies about the Democrats, we will stop telling the truth about them.
If we value the pursuit of knowledge, we must be free to follow wherever that search may lead us. The free mind is not a barking dog, to be tethered on a ten-foot chain.