The greatest obstacle to international understanding is the barrier of language

Thus Christian humanism is as indispensable to the Christian way of life as Christian ethics and a Christian sociology.

It is clear that this essential Christian doctrine gives a new value to human nature, to human history and to human life which is not to be found in the other great oriental religions.

The chief safeguard of personal freedom in a democratic society is the anarchy and disorder of capitalist individualism.

For humanism also appeals to man as man. It seeks to liberate the universal qualities of human nature from the narrow limitations of blood and soil and class and to create a common language and a common culture in which men can realize their common humanity.

The man who is fond of books is usually a man of lofty thought, and of elevated opinions.

The modern dilemma is essentially a spiritual one, and every one of its main aspects, moral, political and scientific, brings us back to the need of a religious solution.