Idealism Springs From Deep Feelings, But Feelings

The Sole Justification Of Teaching, Of The School Itself, Is That The Student Comes Out Of It Able To Do Something He Could Not Do Before. I Say Do And Not Know, Because Knowledge That Doesn't Lead To Doing Something New Or Doing Something Better Is Not Knowledge At All.

Speech, After All, Is In Some Measure An Expression Of Character, And Flexibility In Its Use Is A Good Way To Tell Your Friends From The Robots.

Idealism Springs From Deep Feelings, But Feelings Are Nothing Without The Formulated Idea That Keeps Them Whole.

After Being Boxed In By Man And His Constructions In Europe And The East, The Release Into Space Is Exhilarating. The Horizon Is A Huge Remote Circle, And No Hills Intervene.

A Person Is Not A Democrat Thanks To His Ignorance Of Literature And The Arts, Nor An Elitist Because He Or She Has Cultivated Them. The Possession Of Knowledge Makes For Unjust Power Over Others Only If Used For That Very Purpose: A Physician Or Lawyer Or Clergyman Can Exploit Or Humiliate Others, Or He Can Be A Humanitarian And A Benefactor. In Any Case, It Is Absurd To Conjure Up Behind Anybody Who Exploits His Educated Status The Existence Of An "elite" Scheming To Oppress The Rest Of Us.