The intuition of free will gives us the truth.

The act of willing this or that, of choosing among various courses of conduct, is central in the realm of ethics.

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

Humanism involves far more than the negation of supernaturalism. It requires an affirmative philosophy . . . translated into a life devoted to one's own improvement and the service of all mankind.

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

For the Humanist, . . . head and heart . . . must function together. . . . The constitution of the Phillips Exeter Academy reads: 'Though goodness without knowledge . . . is weak and feeble, yet knowledge without goodness is dangerous. . . . Both united form the noblest character and lay the surest foundation of usefulness to mankind.'

Feelings of right and wrong that at first have their locus within the family gradually develop into a pattern for the tribe or city, then spread to the much larger unit of the nation, and finally from the nation to mankind as a whole.