Intellect Is Neither Practical Nor Impractical; It

As With The Pursuit Of Happiness, The Pursuit Of Truth Is Itself Gratifying Whereas The Consummation Often Turns Out To Be Elusive.

To The Reactionary Ear Every Whispered Criticism Of The Elite Classes Has Always Sounded Like The Opening Shot Of An Uprising.

It Is A Poor Head That Cannot Find Plausible Reason For Doing What The Heart Wants To Do.

If There Is Anything More Dangerous To The Life Of The Mind Than Having No Independent Commitment To Ideas, It Is Having An Excess Of Commitment To Some Special And Constricting Idea.

Anti-intellectualism ... Has Been Present In Some Form And Degree In Most Societies; In One It Takes The Form Of The Administering Of Hemlock, In Another Of Town-and-gown Riots, In Another Of Censorship And Regimentation, In Still Another Of Congressional Investigations.