Don't do anything that goes against your conscience, even if your country says so.

Politics is a pendulum whose swings between anarchy and tyranny are fueled by perennially rejuvenated illusions.

A world government with powers adequate to guarantee security is not a remote ideal for the distant future. It is an urgent necessity if our civilization is to survive.

The problems that exist in this world can not be solved by the level of thinking that created them.

I see only with deep regret that God punishes so many of His children for their numerous stupidities, for which only He Himself can be held responsible; in my opinion, only His nonexistence could excuse Him.

Anger dwells only in the bosom of fools.

I am absolutely convinced that no wealth in the world can help humanity forward, even in the hands of the most devoted worker in this cause. The example of great and pure characters is the only thing that can produce fine ideas and noble deeds. Money only appeals to selfishness and always tempts its owners irresistibly to abuse it