It is still bad taste to be an avowed atheist. But now it is equally bad taste to be an avowed Christian.

The most important fact about the subject of education is that there is no such thing. Education is not a subject and it does not deal in subjects. It is instead the transfer of a way of life.

I say that a man must be certain of his morality for the simple reason that he has to suffer for it.

Powerful men who have powerful passions use much of their strength in forging chains for themselves.

America is the only nation in the world that is founded on creed. That creed is set forth with dogmatic and even theological lucidity in the Declaration of Independence; perhaps the only piece of practical politics that is also theoretical politics and also great literature.

The worst moment for an atheist is when he feels a profound sense of gratitude and has no one to thank.

It is ludicrous to suppose that the more sceptical we are the more we see good in everything. It is clear that the more we are certain what good is, the more we shall see good in everything.