"Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do."

"Everything is vague to a degree you do not realize till you have tried to make it precise."

"Too little liberty brings stagnation and too much brings chaos."

"A stupid man's report of what a clever man says can never be accurate, because he unconsciously translates what he hears into something he can understand."

"The universe may have a purpose, but nothing we know suggests that, if so, this purpose has any similarity to ours."

"Freedom of opinion can only exist when the government thinks itself secure."

"The true skeptic will never believe you no matter how much proof you offer him. The true believer does not need it."

"Laws are sand, customs are rock. Laws can be evaded and punishment escaped but an openly transgressed custom brings sure punishment."

"The race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong."

"The free expression of the hopes and aspirations of a people is the greatest and only safety in a sane society."

"Scorching my seared heart with a pain, not hell shall make me fear again."

"I have the distinction of speaking to you from one of the few countries that still has a communist party."