If those committed to the quest fail they will be forgiven. When lost they will find another way. The moral imperative of humanism is the endeavor alone whether successful or not provided the effort is honorable and failure memorable.
It seems disingenuous to ask a writer why she or he is writing about a violent subject when the world and history are filled with violence.
As a teacher at Princeton I'm surrounded by people who work hard so I just...
Boxing has become America's tragic theater.
I could never take the idea of religion very seriously.
There is no reason to repeat bad history.
There were various turning points, but the main one at the beginning was...
Look into the heavens and say, “It’s my turn to make history.