"When the last word is always the one that offers itself first, the work becomes difficult."

"The ambiguity of progress becomes evident. Without doubt, it offers new possibilities for good, but it also opens up appalling possibilities for evil — possibilities that formerly did not exist. We ha…"

"Until now, exterior authority still domine too much in the relationships between men, as well as in their spiritual life. This is due to the fact that we regard authority, in all fields, as being what…"

"No, they were not exactly automatons, but they did not know what they were doing. They take down a boy’s britches. They stare at his buttocks. They cane him until the buttocks bleed. And they believe …"

"I used to say that, as Solicitor General, I made three arguments in every case. First came the one I had planned – as I thought, logical, coherent, complete. Second was the one actually presented – in…"