In truth the Church is too unique to prove herself unique. For most popular and easy proof is by parallel; and here there is no parallel.

Men did not love Rome because she was great. She was great because they had loved her.

The modern world seems to have no notion of preserving different things side by side, of allowing its proper and proportionate place to each, of saving the whole varied heritage of culture. It has no notion except that of simplifying something by destroying nearly everything.

There is nothing the matter with Americans except their ideals. The real American is all right; it is the ideal American who is all wrong.

I believe in preaching to the converted; for I have generally found that the converted do not understand their own religion.

The sceptic ultimately undermines democracy (1) because he can see no significance in death and such things of a literal equality; (2) because he introduces different first principles, making debate impossible: and debate is the life of democracy; (3) because the fading of the images of sacred persons leaves a man too prone to be a respecter of earthly persons; (4) because there will be more, not less, respect for human rights if they can be treated as divine rights.

He is a [sane] man who can have tragedy in his heart and comedy in his head.