It Is Hard To Feel Individually Responsible

The Hallmark Of Our Age Is The Tension Between Aspirations And Sluggish Institutions.

All Laws Are An Attempt To Domesticate The Natural Ferocity Of The Species.

The Ultimate Goal Of The Educational System Is To Shift To The Individual The Burden Of Pursing His Own Education. This Will Not Be A Widely Shared Pursuit Until We Get Over Our Odd Conviction That Education Is What Goes On In School Buildings And Nowhere Else.

We Pay A Heavy Price For Our Fear Of Failure.

The [nonprofit] Sector Is The Natural Home Of Nonmajoritarian Impulses, Movements And Values. It Comfortably Harbors Innovators, Maverick Movements, Groups Which Feel They Must Fight For Their Place In The Sun, And Critics Of Both Liberal Conservative Persuasion.