"In the late 1990s, some of the worst terrorist atrocities in the world were what the Turkish government itself called state terror, namely massive atrocities, 80 percent of the arms coming from the United States, millions of refugees, tens of thousands of people killed, hideous repression, that's international terror, and we can go on and on."

"As soon as questions of will or decision or reason or choice of action arise, human science is at a loss."

"Debt is a trap, especially student debt, which is enormous, far larger than credit card debt. It's a trap for the rest of your life because the laws are designed so that you can't get out of it. If a business, say, gets in too much debt, it can declare bankruptcy, but individuals can almost never be relieved of student debt through bankruptcy."

"The intellectual tradition is one of servility to power, and if I didn't betray it I'd be ashamed of myself."

"It is a essential truth that peace of heart is the greatest luxury life can bestow upon the mortal traveler."

"If you are going to break a Law of Art, make the crime interesting."

"The mystery of government is not how Washington works but how to make it stop."

"I am not only a pacifist but a militant pacifist. I am willing to fight for peace. Nothing will end war unless the people themselves refuse to go to war."