Whichever theory we adopt to give a rational explanation of human existence, that theory must take into account and explain the mental nature we see at work in all modern communities.

Evolution is unproved and unprovable. We believe it only because the only alternative is special creation, and that is unthinkable.

Before the discovery of agriculture mankind was everywhere so divided, the size of each group being determined by the natural fertility of its locality.

I am a rank individualist.

In a tribal organization, even in time of peace, service to tribe or state predominates over all self seeking; in war, service for the tribe or state becomes supreme, and personal liberty is suspended.

This world of ours has been constructed like a superbly written novel: we pursue the tale with avidity, hoping to discover the plot.

A drunkard is one thing, and a temperate man is quite another.