The world's a poor standard. any society which is free of hunger and violence looks bright against that background.

In the world at large we seldom vote for a principle or a given state of affairs. We vote for a man who pretends to believe in that principle or promises to achieve that state. We don't want a man, we want a condition of peace and plenty-- or, it may be, war and want-- but we must vote for a man.

...not everyone is willing to defend a position of 'not knowing.' There is no virtue in ignorance for its own sake.

We have not yet seen what man can make of man.

Many social practices essential to the welfare of the species involve the control of one person by another, and no one can suppress them who has any concern for human achievements

The extent to which human aggression exemplifies innate tendencies is not clear.

Going out of style isn't a natural process, but a manipulated change which destroys the beauty of last year's dress in order to make it worthless.