- As far as unwed mothers on welfare are concerned, it seems to me they must be capable of some other form of labor.
- [on hippies] I have no objection to any herd of semi-domesticated animals roaming the country, uttering their mating cries and scratching their pelts, as long as they avoid centers of civilization and congregate only in university auditoriums.
- [from a 1964 letter of advice to a young Wisconsin boy] I understand you have lost a leg and of course you're not exactly happy about it. I was about your age when I lost mine and I have learned a few things since then,I which you probably have not had time yet to find out for yourself. The main trick is not to keep remembering what you've lost, but all the rest you have left. When you can do that, other people will too, not because they are afraid of hurting you, but because it just won't be important. The next step is to get to be the master of your artificial limb and to start doing all the things you did before, just as soon as possible. I will not tell you that your artificial leg will do the job your real one did, anymore than glasses are better than eyes, but it does a pretty darn good job, and soon enough it will mean no more to you than glasses do to those who wear them. Of all the major misfortunes that can happen to the human body, the loss of a leg is perhaps the least. I don't expect you to know that now, but you will know it. Good luck!
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