But a society in which pluralism is not undergirded by some shared values and held together by some measure of mutual trust simply cannot survive. Pluralism that reflects no commitments whatever to the common good...

The world loves talent but pays off on character.

It is not easy to be crafty and winsome at the same time, and few accomplish it after the age of six.

Much education today is monumentally ineffective. All too often we are giving young people cut flowers when we should be teaching them to grow their own plants.

The ultimate goal of the educational system is to shift to the individual the burden of pursing his own education. This will not be a widely shared pursuit until we get over our odd conviction...

When one may pay out over two million dollars to presidential and Congressional campaigns, the U.S. government is virtually up for sale.