Unrestricted nationalism is, in the long run, incompatible with world peace.

Indignation is a submission of our thoughts, but not of our desires.

When the journey from means to end is not too long, the means themselves are enjoyed if the end is ardently desired.

The habit of looking to the future and thinking that the whole meaning of the present lies in what it will bring forth is a pernicious one. There can be no value in the whole unless there is value in the parts.

The opinions that are held with passion are always those for which no good ground exists; indeed the passion is the measure of the holders lack of rational conviction. Opinions in politics and religion are almost always held passionately.

To save the world requires faith and courage: faith in reason, and courage to proclaim what reason shows to be true.

There was a law in Connecticut - I believe it is still formally unrepealed - making it illegal for a man to kiss his wife on Sunday.