Yes, I am calling for an intellectual revolution that sweeps away the corruption, absurdity and error, which prevail in morals, customs, traditions, and doctrines.

Mutual tolerance is the stepping stone to mutual respect. A hospitable mind is the key to a neighboring or an alien spirit, looked by dogma and guarded by tradition.

... And if Europe gives Arabia a railway, Arabia gives Europe an idea - which I think balances the account.

The duties I ask of myself are obligatory for absolutely every individual, everywhere. Moreover, just as I recognize these rights and duties of others, I would like the others to recognize them form me as well.

In the Lakes of Light, Love and Will, I would baptize all mankind.

What is life without its angles of difficulty and defeat, and its tip of triumph and power?

Foreign culture is as necessary to the spirit of a nation as is foreign commerce to its industries.