There is something feeble and a little contemptible about a man who cannot face the perils of life without the help of comfortable myths.

No; we have been as usual asking the wrong question. It does not matter a hoot what the mockingbird on the chimney is singing. The real and proper question is: Why is it beautiful?

Most people would sooner die than think; in fact, they do so.

The use of force stands in need of control by a public neutral authority, in the interests of liberty no less than of justice. Within a nation, this public authority will naturally be the state; in relations between nations, if the present anarchy is to cease, it will have to be some international parliament.

I am firm; YOU are obstinate; HE is a pig-headed fool.

Cynicism such as one finds very frequently among the most highly educated young men and women of the West, results from the combination of comfort and powerlessness.

We need a science to save us from science.