Janurary 1, 2026 Introduction

The conduct of a losing party never appears right: at least it can never possess the only infallible criterion of wisdom to vulgar judgements---success.

If your voice held no power, they wouldn’t try to silence you.

To the extent that a democratic society gives its citizens the chance to speak in their own voices and listens to what they have to say, it gives itself the chance not only of discovering its multiple glories and triumphs but also of surviving its multiple follies and crimes.