“Perhaps the most fundamental value of a liberal education is that it makes life more interesting. It allows you to think things which do not occur to the less learned ... it makes it less likely that you will be bored with life.” ThinkingValuesInterestingFundamentalsBoredLiberal Education Author:Kingman Brewster, Jr.
“The function of a briefing paper is to prevent the ambassador from saying something dreadfully indiscreet. I sometimes think its true object is to prevent the ambassador from saying anything at all.” ThinkingSometimesObjectsPaperFunctionAmbassadorsBriefing Author:Kingman Brewster, Jr.