The evident character of this defective cognition of which mathematics is proud, and on which it plumes itself before philosophy, rests solely on the poverty of its purpose and the defectiveness of its stuff, and is therefore of a kind that philosophy must spurn

In history an additional result is commonly produced by human actions beyond that which they aim at and obtain -- that which they immediately recognize and desire. They gratify their own interest; but something further is thereby accomplished, latent in the actions in question, though not present to their consciousness, and not included in their design.

America is therefore the land of the future, where, in the ages that lie before us, the burden of the World's History shall reveal itself.

...if the fear of falling into error is the source of a mistrust in Science, which in the absence of any such misgivings gets on with the work itself and actually does know, it is difficult to see why, conversely, a mistrust should not be placed in this mistrust, and why we should not be concerned that this fear of erring is itself the very error.

India has created a special momentum in world history as a country to be searched for knowledge.

To be aware of limitations is already to be beyond them.

When liberty is mentioned, we must always be careful to observe whether it is not really the assertion of private interests which is thereby designated.