
Journal entry (9 April 1906); as published in Letters of Wallace Stevens (1966) edited by Holly Stevens
"America the Beautiful: The Humanist in the Bathtub", p. 17
On the Contrary: Articles of Belief 1946–1961 (1961)
Journal entry (9 April 1906); as published in Letters of Wallace Stevens (1966) edited by Holly Stevens
“I've been critical of the American founding throughout my career”
Spencer interview with Dinesh D'Souza for the documentary Death of a Nation: Can We Save America a Second Time?
Context: I've been critical of the American founding throughout my career.
Living, Loving, and Learning (1982)
Variant: Risks must be taken because the greatest hazard in life is to risk nothing.
Source: Living Loving and Learning
Context: To love is to risk not being loved in return. To hope is to risk pain. To try is to risk failure, but risks must be taken, because the greatest hazard in life is to risk nothing.
“Choosing safety is a choice of life over career.”
Source: Why Men Earn More (2005), p. 35.