July 13, 2025

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.

…since the affairs of the world are subject to change and to a thousand and one different accidents

One final tip to rebels: always have a second profession in reserve.