To ask whether the natural rights philosophy of the Declaration of Independence is true or false, is essentially a meaningless question.

To ask whether the natural rights philosophy of the Declaration of Independence is true or false, is essentially a meaningless question.

No class of Americans, so far as I know, has ever objected . . . to any amount of governmental meddling if it appeared to benefit that particular class.

All historical writing, even the most honest, is unconsciously subjective, since every age is bound, in spite of itself, to make the dead perform whatever tricks it finds necessary for its own peace of mind.

The value of history is, indeed, not scientific but moral: by liberalizing the mind, by deepening the sympathies, by fortifying the will, it enables us to control, not society, but ourselves - a much more important thing; it prepares us to live more humanely in the present and to meet rather than to foretell the future.

Serious thinkers are few, and the world is ruled by crude ideas.

The significance of man is that he is insignificant and is aware of it.