Humans need justice in the here and now and grace in the thereafter. Justice in the here and now is possible only without freedom,and grace in the thereafter only through the freedom of God.

The evolution of humans can not only be seen as the grand total of their wars; it is also defined by the evolution of the human mind and the development of the human consciousness.

A reasonable change of the world can not be instrumented by pure reason.

There is also a reasonable tolerance: reason tolerates the reasonable. It is, however, almost tautological to call this 'tolerance' any longer, as it becomes a matter of course.

A world is in flames, and you are cracking silly jokes.

Humor is the mask of wisdom.

Religion and political expediency go beautifully hand in hand