"The problem of cat versus bird is as old as time. If we attempt to resolve it by legislation who knows but what we ma…"

"The whole notion of loyalty inquisitions is a national characteristic of the police state, not of democracy. The hist…"

"Communism is the corruption of a dream of justice."

"Words calculated to catch everyone may catch no one."

"What counts now is not just what we are against, but what we are for. Who leads us is less important than what leads …"

"Let's face it. Let's talk sense to the American people. Let's tell them the truth, that there are no gains without pa…"

"We talk a great deal about patriotism. What do we mean by patriotism in the context of our times? I venture to sugges…"

"True Patriotism, it seems to me, is based on tolerance and a large measure of humility."

"The tragedy of our day is the climate of fear in which we live, and fear breeds repression. Too often sinister threat…"

"Freedom is not an ideal, it is not even a protection, if it means nothing more than freedom to stagnate, to live with…"