Self-interest Is Hostile To The Common Good,

Fathers And Mothers Have Lost The Idea That The Highest Aspiration They Might Have For Their Children Is For Them To Be Wise... Specialized Competence And Success Are All That They Can Imagine.

This Nation's Impulse Is Toward The Future, And Tradition Seems More Of A Shackle To It Than An Inspiration.

We Are Like Ignorant Shepherds Living On A Site Where Great Civilizations Once Flourished.

The First Discipline Modernity's Originators Imposed Upon Themselves Was That Of Self-restraint, Learning To Live With Vulgarity. Their High Expectations For Effectiveness Were Made Possible By Low Expectations Of What Was To Be.

Students Now Arrive At The University Ignorant And Cynical About Our Political Heritage, Lacking The Wherewithal To Be Either Inspired By It Or Seriously Critical Of It.