The farther a society progresses, the more clearly the individual becomes the antithesis of the group.

I am not going to claim that modern anarchism has any direct relation to Roman jurisprudence; but I do claim that it has its basis in the laws of nature rather than in the state of nature.

The modern poet has no essential alliance with regular schemes of any sorts.He reserves the right to adapt his rhythm to his mood, to modulate his metre as he progresses. Far from seeking freedom and irresponsibility (implied by the unfortunate term free verse) he seeks a stricter discipline of exact concord of thought and feeling.

In the evolution of mankind there has always been a certain degree of social coherence.

Progress is measured by richness and intensity of experience - by a wider and deeper apprehension of the significance and scope of human existence.

In History, stagnant waters, whether they be the stagnant waters of custom or those of despotism, harbour no life; life is dependent on the ripples created by a few eccentric individuals. In homage to that life & vitality, the community has to brave certain perils and must countenance a measure of heresy. One must live dangerously if one wants to live at all.

Morality, as has often been pointed out, is antecedent to religion-it even exists in a rudimentary form among animals.