There is no human failure greater than to launch a profoundly important endeavour and then leave it half done.

the distinction between rich nations and poor nations is one of the great dominant political and international themes of our century.

On the one hand, we are faced with the stewardship of this beautiful, subtle, incredibly delicate, fragile planet. On the other, we confront the destiny of our fellow man, our brothers. How can we say that we are followers of Christ if this dual responsibility does not seem to us the essence and heart of our religion?

It is a fact of history that those who seek to withdraw from its great experiments usually end up being overwhelmed by them.

It is a truism that one person who wants something is a hundred times stronger than a hundred who want to be left alone.

The modern world is not given to uncritical admiration. It expects its idols to have feet of clay and can be reasonably sure that the press and camera will report their exact dimensions.

The raw material from which social institutions are fashioned is always more or less recalcitrant and any human society will tend to produce a caricature of itself.