All the great things of humanity have been accomplished in the name of absolute principles.

To conceive the good, in fact, is not sufficient; it must be made to succeed among men. To accomplish this less pure paths must be followed.

He whom God has touched will always be a being apart: he is, whatever he may do, a stranger among men; he is marked by a sign.

Communism is in conflict with human nature.

The prayer of the agnostic: "O God, if there is a God, save my soul if I have a soul."

In morals, truth is but little prized when it is a mere sentiment, and only attains its full value when realized in the world as fact.

As soon as sacrifice becomes a duty and necessity to mankind. I see no limit to the horizon which opens before him.