In the end, the humanities can only be defended by stressing how indispensable they are; and this means insisting on their vital role in the whole business of academic learning, rather than protesting that, like some poor relation, they don't cost much to be housed.
“I really can't complain about actresses who get paid to be dumb. Most of us can't get paid to be smart.”
“What passes for real debate in Washington often seems more like an echo chamber, with politicians talking at politicians.”