As for the general view that the Church was discredited by the War—they might as well say that the Ark was discredited by the Flood. When the world goes wrong, it proves rather that the Church is right. The Church is justified, not because her children do not sin, but because they do.

...It's natural to believe in the supernatural. It never feels natural to accept only natural things.

There are some desires that are not desirable.

The object of a New Year is not that we should have a new year. It is that we should have a new soul and a new nose; new feet, a new backbone, new ears, and new eyes. Unless a particular man made New Year resolutions, he would make no resolutions. Unless a man starts afresh about things, he will certainly do nothing effective.

America is the only country ever founded on a creed.

Theology is only thought applied to religion.

Idolatry is when you worship what you should use, and use what you should worship.