We do not err because truth is difficult to see. It is visible at a glance. We err because this is more comfortable.

The timid civilized world has found nothing with which to oppose the onslaught of a sudden revival of barefaced barbarity, other than concessions and smiles.

As the old proverb says: "Well-fed horses don't rampage.

The strength or weakness of a society depends more on the level of its spiritual life than on its level of industrialization. Neither a market economy nor even general abundance constitutes the crowning achievement of human life. If a nation's spiritual energies have been exhausted, it will not be saved from collapse by the most perfect government structure or by any industrial development. A tree with a rotten core cannot stand.

The price of cowardice will only be evil. We shall reap courage and victory only when we dare to make sacrifices.

In all probability an outburst of desperation in the midst of general submissiveness will always help.

We are so attached to the earth, and yet we are incapable of holding onto it.