He had disciplined his mind not to speculate; speculation in advance of the facts was always futile and could be dangerous. - P. D. James

Unless the young can use language effectively, both to express their own minds and to understand the minds of others, it is difficult to see how we can have a vigorous democracy in which ideas and policies can be intelligently presented, considered and criticised or achieve that understanding with other countries which nations enjoy through access to each other's language and literature.

If from infancy you treat children as gods they are liable in adulthood to act as devils.

Whatever else I am now, I'm never bored.