Humanism believes that the individual attains the good life by harmoniously combining personal satisfactions and continuous self-development with significant work and other activities that contribute to the welfare of the community.

The cause-effect sequences in our brains are just as determining, just as inescapable, as anywhere else in Nature.

Intuition does not in itself amount to knowledge, yet cannot be disregarded by philosophers and psychologists.

The highest ethical duty is often to discard the outmoded ethics of the past.

I believe firmly that in making ethical decisions, man has the prerogative of true freedom of choice.

The wise man looks at death with honesty, dignity and calm, recognizing that the tragedy it brings is inherent in the great gift of life.

The 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.