If we value the pursuit of knowledge, we must be free to follow wherever that search may lead us. The free mind is not a barking dog, to be tethered on a ten-foot chain.

I believe in the forgiveness of sin and the redemption of ignorance.

—Adlai E. Stevenson Jr.

There is a New America every morning when we wake up. It is upon us whether we will it or not.

—Adlai E. Stevenson Jr.

In America any boy may become President and I suppose it's just one of the risks he takes.

—Adlai E. Stevenson Jr.

My definition of a free society is a society where it is safe to be unpopular.

—Adlai E. Stevenson Jr.

Modesty is a shining light; it prepares the mind to receive knowledge, and the heart for truth.

—Madam Guizot

A room without books is like a body without a soul.

—Cicero

Don't go wishing for what you know nothing about.

—Marthe Jocelyn in Folly

To know all is not to forgive all. It is to despise everybody.

—Quentin Crisp

The worst thing you can do if you miss or need someone is let them know it.

—Sarah Dessen in Lock & Key