It is curious - curious that physical courage should be so common in the world, and moral courage so rare

It is curious - curious that physical courage should be so common in the world, and moral courage so rare

I cannot believe that this country cannot come together around some values what these kids need is a moral life... read more

I cannot believe that this country cannot come together around some values what these kids need is a moral life... the issue is not ideas, it is conduct. The real question is how we reach these young people morally, and what do we bring to them.

Obscenity is in the crotch of the beholder.

Obscenity is in the crotch of the beholder.

Idealist: a cynic in the making.

Idealist: a cynic in the making.

The hottest place in Hell is reserved for those who remain neutral in times of great moral conflict.

The hottest place in Hell is reserved for those who remain neutral in times of great moral conflict.

We know no spectacle so ridiculous as the British public in one
of its periodical fits of morality.

We know no spectacle so ridiculous as the British public in one
of its periodical fits of morality.

Moral codes adjust themselves to environmental conditions.

Moral codes adjust themselves to environmental conditions.

The greatest gift is a passion for reading. It is cheap, it consoles, it distracts, it excites, it gives you read more

The greatest gift is a passion for reading. It is cheap, it consoles, it distracts, it excites, it gives you knowledge of the world and experience of a wide kind. It is a moral illumination.

The books that the world calls immoral are books that show the world its own shame.

The books that the world calls immoral are books that show the world its own shame.