It is very nearly impossible… to become an educated person in a country so distrustful of the independent mind. – James Baldwin
Society is held together by our need; we bind it together with legend, myth, coercion, fearing that without it we will be hurled into that void, within which, like the earth before the Word was spoken, the foundations of society are hidden. – James Baldwin
Be careful what you set your heart upon — for it will surely be yours. – James Baldwin
I met a lot of people in Europe. I even encountered myself. – James Baldwin
There will be trying times during Obamas presidency, and liberty will need staunch defenders. Can Obama reshape liberalism to be, as it was under F.D.R., a fighting faith, unapologetically patriotic and strong in the defense of liberty? That would be a service to our country. – Bill Kristol