I hate war for its consequences, for the lies it lives on and propagates, for the undying hatreds it arouses.
Harry Emerson FosdickGod has put within our lives meanings and possibilities that quite outrun the limits of mortality.
Harry Emerson FosdickWhen you hear a person say, "I hate," adding the name of some race, nation, religion, or social class, you are dealing with a belated mind. That person may dress like a modern, ride in an automobile, listen to the radio, but his or her mind is properly dated about 1000 B.C.
Harry Emerson FosdickWe cannot all be great, but we can always attach ourselves to something that is great.
Harry Emerson FosdickSome things mankind can finish and be done with, but not ... science, that persists, and changes from ancient Chaldeans studying the stars to a new telescope with a 200-inch reflector and beyond; not religion, that persists, and changes from old credulities and world views to new thoughts of God and larger apprehensions of his meaning.
Harry Emerson Fosdick