To say nothing, especially when speaking, is half the art of diplomacy

Education is a progressive discovery of our own ignorance

Sixty years ago I knew everything; now I know nothing; education is a progressive discovery of our own ignorance

Even when repressed, inequality grows; only the man who is below the average in economic ability desires equality; those who are conscious of superior ability desire freedom, and in the end superior ability has its way

When people ask me to compare the 20th century to older civilizations, I always say the same thing: The situation is normal

Civilization is the order and freedom promoting cultural activity

Civilization exists by geological consent, subject to change without notice

Education is the transmission of civilization

The political machine triumphs because it is a united minority acting against a divided majority

We Americans are the best informed people on earth as to the events of the last twenty-four hours; we are the not the best informed as the events of the last sixty centuries