The Society Which Scorns Excellence In Plumbing

We Cannot Have Islands Of Excellence In A Sea Of Slovenly Indifference To Standards.

Leaders Develop Their Styles As They Interact With Their Constituencies. They Move Toward The Style That Seems Most Effective In Dealing With The Mixture Of Elements That Make Up Their Constituencies.

Some People Seem To Believe That For Each Problem There Is A Solution Readily Available - A Solution That Can Be Promptly Achieved By Passing A Law And Voting Some Money. I Think Of This As The Vending Machine Concept Of Social Change. Put A Coin In The Machine And Out Comes A Piece Of Candy. If There Is A Social Problem, Pass A Law And Out Comes A Solution.

The Cynic Says, "one Man Can't Do Anything". I Say, "only One Man Can Do Anything."

Americans Have Always Believed That-within The Law-all Kinds Of People Should Be Allowed To Take The Initiative In All Kinds Of Activities. And Out Of That Pluralism Has Come Virtually All Of Our Creativity. Freedom Is Real Only To The Extent That There Are Diverse Alternatives.