“When distinction of any kind, even intellectual distinction, is somehow resented as a betrayal of the American spirit of equal opportunity for… — Harold Edmund Stearns America Copy Share Image
“The root of liberalism, in a word, is hatred of compulsion, for liberalism has the respect for the individual and his conscience… — Harold Edmund Stearns Coercion Copy Share Image
“Our morality system has become a mechanical device for protecting us against ourselves; it is the handiwork of terror.” — Harold Edmund Stearns Character Copy Share Image
“We are homeless enough in this world under the best of circumstances without going to any special effort to test our capacity… — Harold Edmund Stearns Abroad Copy Share Image
“Something must be radically wrong with a culture and a civilisation when its youth begins to desert it. Youth is the natural… — Harold Edmund Stearns Acceptance Copy Share Image