A theology which is not based on revelation as a given reality but treats God as an idea would be as mad as a zoology which is no longer sure of the physical, tangible existence of animals.

Under conditions of terror, most people will comply but some people will not.

Action, as distinguished from fabrication, is never possible in isolation; to be isolated is to be deprived of the capacity to act.

Thinking does not lead to truth; truth is the beginning of thought.

There are many great authors of the past who have survived centuries of oblivion and neglect, but it is still an open question whether they will be able to survive an entertaining version of what they have to say.

Every organization of men, be it social or political, ultimately relies on man's capacity for making promises and keeping them.

The earth is the very quintessence of the human condition.