All means prove but blunt instruments, if they have not behind them a living spirit.

I am a determinist. As such, I do not believe in free will. The Jews believe in free will. They believe that man shapes his own life. I reject that doctrine philosophically. In that respect I am not a Jew.

He who cherishes the value of cultures cannot fail to be a pacifist.

I have reached an age where if someone tells me to wear socks, I dont have to

I was very pleased with your kind letter. Until now I never dreamed of being something like a hero. But since you've given me the nomination I feel that I am one.

The highest principles for our aspirations and judgments are given to us in the Jewish-Christian religious tradition.

But without deeper reflection one knows from daily life that one exists for other people--first of all for those upon whose smiles and well-being our own happiness is wholly dependent, and then for the many, unknown to us, to whose destinies we are bound by the ties of sympathy.