In my mind, partial failure is always better than delusory success. - William A. Henry III

Ultimately it is the yearning to believe that anyone can be brought up to college level that has brought colleges down to everyone's level.

It is a commonplace observation that liberals believe in the perfectibility of man while conservatives believe in the endurance of original sin. Superficially, that would suggest that conservatives take a more understanding and indulgent view of individual lapses, while liberals take a more harshly judgmental one. In fact, we know, quite the opposite is the case.

The dominant mood of contemporary American culture is the self-celebration of the peasantry.