All of us who are concerned for peace and triumph of reason and justice must be keenly aware how small an influence reason and honest good will exert upon events in the political field. - Albert Einstein

What is conservatism? Is it not the adherence to the old and tried against the new and untried? - Abraham Lincoln

Politicians are the same all over. They promise to build a bridge even where there is no river. - Nikita Khrushchev

A liberal is a man or a woman or a child who looks forward to a better day, a more tranquil night, and a bright, infinite future. - Leonard Bernstein

When decorum is repression, the only dignity free men have is to speak out. - Abbie Hoffman

Those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by those who are dumber. - Plato