Act strenuously, would appear to be our faith, and right thinking will take care of itself.

A democracy, the realistic observer is forced to conclude, is likely to be idealistic in its feelings about itself, but imperialistic about its practice.

Perhaps as good a classification as any of the main types is that of the three lusts distinguished by traditional Christianity - the lust of knowledge, the lust of sensation, and the lust of power.

The human mind, if it is to keep its sanity, must maintain the nicest balance between unity and plurality.

The humanitarian would, of course, have us meddle in foreign affairs as part of his program of world service.

A man needs to look, not down, but up to standards set so much above his ordinary self as to make him feel that he is himself spiritually the underdog.

Very few of the early Italian humanists were really humane.