Great research universities must insist on independence from government and on the exercise of academic freedom.

Judges are the weakest link in our system of justice and they are also the most protected.

The defendant wants to hide the truth because he's generally guilty. The defense attorney's job is to make sure the jury does not arrive at that truth.

The law is agnostic about truth. It's very skeptical of ultimate truth. That's why freedom of speech permits lies to be told.

Hypocrisy is not a way of getting back to the moral high ground. Pretending you're moral, saying your moral is not the same as acting morally.

In the real world in which we live, you always have to choose between evils. And in choosing between evils, you have to have moral criteria for how to make those choices.

There are many levels of truth.

It simply cannot be disputed that for decades the Palestinian leadership was more interested in there not being a Jewish state than in there being a Palestinian state.

I was critical of race-based affirmative action early on in my career and I've changed my mind. And I've publicly acknowledged that I was wrong.

There is a paranoid streak in American life. Radio talk show hosts tend to foment that paranoid streak in American life.

Asymmetrical warfare is a euphemism for terrorism, just like collateral damage is a euphemism for killing innocent civilians.

I think of a hero as someone who understands the degree of responsibility that comes with his freedom.

We are bound by the law, so that we may be free.

I don’t get writer's block because I don’t believe in it. I believe you sit in front of the computer and force your fingers to get something on the screen.

Nearly everyone I met, worked with, or read about was my teacher, one way or another.

Say it clearly and you make it beautiful, no matter what.

I like my whisky old and my women young.

Happiness happens when your consciousness is not dominated by addictions and demands - and you experience life as a parade of preferences.

There are few in America that really know how to take advantage of the current health care system.

It cannot be too greatly emphasized that the most important role in pawn endings is played by the king.

It Is Natural For Everyone Everywhere To Have Peaks And Valleys At Work And In Life.