I want to know all Gods thoughts; all the rest are just details.

Great spirits have always found violent opposition from mediocre minds. The latter cannot understand it when a man does not thoughtlessly submit to hereditary prejudices but honestly and courageously uses his intelligence.

A forced faithfulness is a bitter fruit for all concerned.

Man would indeeded be in a poor way if he had to be restrained by fear of punishment and hope of reward after death.

I wish to do something Great and Wonderful, but I must start by doing the little things like they were Great and Wonderful

Is it not better for a man to die for a cause in which he believes, such as peace, than to suffer for a cause in which he does not believe, such as war?

The Nuremberg Trial of the German war criminals was tacitly based on the recognition of the principle: criminal actions cannot be excused if committed on government orders; conscience supersedes the authority of the law of the state.