Civilization is the process of setting man free from men.

Ideas, in a free society, are not a crime- and neither can they serve as the justification of a crime.

She thought: at this moment, the glass stem between his fingers feels just like the one between mine. We have this much in common.

It is fairly easy to grasp abstract moral principles; it can be very difficult to apply them to a given situation, particularly when it involves the moral character of another person.

If you want to know the one reason that's taking me back, I'll tell you: I cannot bring myself to abandon to destruction all the greatness of the world, all that which was mine and yours, which was made by us and is still ours by right - because I cannot believe that men refuse to see, that they can remain blind and deaf to us forever, when the truth is ours and their lives depend on accepting it.

Consider the reasons which make us certain that we are right, but not the fact that we are certain. If you are not convinced, ignore our certainty. Don't be tempted to substitute our judgment for your own.

One can't love man without hating most of the creatures who pretend to bear his name.