It is the place of feeling that binds us or frees us.
As night-fall does not come at once, neither does oppression. . . It is in such twilight that we all must be aware of change in the air - however slight - lest we become victims of the darkness.
The privacy and dignity of our citizens is being whittled away by sometimes imperceptible steps. Taken individually, each step may be of little consequence. But when viewed as a whole, there begins to emerge a society quite unlike any we have seen - a society in which government may intrude into the secret regions of a life.
The court is really the keeper of the conscience, and the conscience is the Constitution.
No matter what the legislature may say, a man has the right to make his speech, print his handbill, compose his newspaper, and deliver his sermon without asking anyone's permission. The contrary suggestion is abhorrent to our traditions.
Big Brother in the form of an increasingly powerful government and in an increasingly powerful private sector will pile the records high with reasons why privacy should give way to national security, to law and order, to efficiency of operation, to scientific advancement and the like.
We have a system which, though far from perfect, is strong with idealism. It gives elbow room for men of all races and all beliefs. It is vital and dynamic. And it works. We have the means of shaping the world in our pattern. If we do, freedom will be assured for all men. The decision is in the hands of this generation. It is a challenge to our political competence. For Western civilization it is the greatest challenge of all time.
There's a lot of Democrats, myself included, who have supported right-to-life.
Method is the very hinge of business, and there is no method without punctuality.
Well, delusions are a wonderful thing, and they keep you company, too.
I'm not trying to be a solution or create a freer, utopian world. I think my music dreams of it, though.