"With a library you are free, not confined by temporary political climates. It is the most democratic of institutions because no one—but no one at all—can tell you what to read and when and how."

摄影首先是一种观看方式，而非观看本身。

In science, the credit goes to the person who convinces the world, not to the person to whom the idea first occurs.

I am a formalist.

Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one.

The most important political virtue is moderation, the ability to balance competing interests and values in a way that promotes the common good.