Overemphasis on the sex aspect of morality has led to a neglect of its other aspects and a narrowing of its range.
Corliss LamontTo define twentieth-century humanism briefly, I would say that it is a philosophy of joyous service for the greater good of all humanity in this natural world and advocating the methods of reason, science, and democracy.
Corliss LamontThe theory that everyone acts from self-interest, direct or indirect, is psychologically unsound. . . . Throughout history . . . there have been millions of men and women with some sort of Humanist philosophy who have consciously given up their lives for a social ideal.
Corliss LamontHuman beings and their actions constitute the advancing front, the surging crest of an ongoing movement that never stops.
Corliss Lamont