“People always fear what they don't understand, Evangeline. History proves that.”

“The conclusions seem inescapable that in certain circles a tendency has arisen to fear people who fear government. Government, as the Father of Our Country put it so well, is a dangerous servant and a fearful master. People who understand history, especially the history of government, do well to fear it. For a people to express openly their fear of those of us who are afraid of tyranny is alarming. Fear of the state is in no sense subversive. It is, to the contrary, the healthiest political philosophy for a free people.”

“You always admire what you really don't understand.”

“You always admire what you really don't understand.”

“Small minds have always lashed out at what they don't understand.”

“Doing what is right in the face of adversity is not always easy or popular. Critics may assail you, but the critics don't always realize what they don't know or don't understand, because they don't have access to all the information.”

“I don't always understand poetry!'

'You don't always understand it? Timms, I never understand it. But learn it now, know it now and you will understand it… whenever.”

“See, I remember love. That's what people don't understand.”

“We’re always a victim of our fears, if we can convey them and have people understand them, maybe we can help them protect themselves from their fears.”

“The most interesting question of history is always, What were these people thinking?”