Democracy has at least one merit, namely that a Member of Parliament cannot be stupider than his constituents, for the more stupid he is, the more stupid they were to elect him.

My conclusion is that there is no reason to believe any of the dogmas of traditional theology and, further, that there is no reason to wish that they were true. Man, in so far as he is not subject to natural forces, is free to work out his own destiny. The responsibility is his, and so is the opportunity.

Mysticism is, in essence, little more than a certain intensity and depth of feeling in regard to what is believed about the universe.

When the state intervenes to insure the indoctrination of some doctrine, it does so because there is no conclusive evidence in favor of that doctrine.

Philosophy bakes no bread

Thinking you know when in fact you don't is a fatal mistake, to which we are all prone

In any closet, you can find it, if it is too small, or out of style, or there is just one of it where there should be two