Change is scientific; progress is ethical; change is indubitable, whereas progress is a matter of controversy.

Dora and I are now married, but just as happy as we were before.

There is no nonsense so errant that it cannot be made the creed of the vast majority by adequate governmental action.

Few people can be happy unless they hate some other person, nation, or creed.

The most savage controversies are about matters as to which there is no good evidence either way.

I think the subject which will be of most importance politically is mass psychology.... Its importance has been enormously increased by the growth of modern methods of propaganda. Of these the most influential is what is called 'education.' Religion plays a part, though a diminishing one; the press, the cinema, and the radio play an increasing part.... It may be hoped that in time anybody will be able to persuade anybody of anything if he can catch the patient young and is provided by the State with money and equipment.

I know a parson who frightened his congregation terribly by telling them the second coming was very imminent indeed, but they were much consoled when they found he was planting trees in his garden.