For a country to have a great writer is like having a second government. That is why no regime has ever loved great writers, only minor ones.

Our government declared that it is conducting some kind of great reforms. In reality, no real reforms were begun and no one at any point has declared a coherent programme.

Great research universities must insist on independence from government and on the exercise of academic freedom.

It matters enormously to a successful democratic society like ours that we have three branches of government, each with some independence and some control over the other two. That's set out in the Constitution.

The Establishment Clause prohibits government from making adherence to a religion relevant in any way to a person's standing in the political community.