Universities should be safe havens where ruthless examination of realities will not be distorted by the aim to please or inhibited by the risk of dis… - Kingman Brewster

I’m very curious to know what the hell they’re saying on the phone, but I’d be more worried if they weren’t talking.

It is the natural desire of each nation to use the other as an instrument of its own purposes and policies. By dint of our mutual dependence, your influence is amplified by our power. Our power is made more responsible and more effective by your influence.

While the spoken word can travel faster, you can’t take it home in your hand. Only the written word can be absorbed wholly at the convenience of the reader.