I am an adherent of the ideal of democracy, although I well know the weaknesses of the democratic form of government. Social equality and economic protection of the individual appeared to me always as the important communal aims of the state. Although I am a typical loner in daily life, my consciousness of belonging to the invisible community of those who strive for truth, beauty, and justice has preserved me from feeling isolated.
Albert EinsteinIt is the same with people as it is with riding a bike. Only when moving can one comfortably maintain one's balance.
Albert EinsteinExternal conditions can, to a certain extent, reduce, but never cancel individual repsonsibility.
Albert EinsteinThe sceptic will say, 'It may well be true that this system of equations is reasonable from a logical standpoint, but this does not prove that it corresponds to nature.' You are right, dear sceptic. Experience alone can decide on truth.
Albert Einstein