...when men ignite in their hearts a religious fury, they inflict at the same time a blindness on their eyes.
James A. MichenerI am a humanist because I think humanity can, with constant moral guidance, create reasonably decent societies. I think that young people who want to understand the world can profit from the works of Plato and Socrates, the behaviour of the three Thomases, Aquinas, More and Jefferson - the austere analyses of Immanuel Kant and the political leadership of Abraham Lincoln and Franklin Roosevelt.
James A. MichenerNo invader has ever conquered the heart of Poland, that spirit which is the inheritance of sons and daughters, the private passion of families and the ancient, unbreakable tie to all those who came before.
James A. Michenera soldier lives always for the next battle, because he knows that before it arrives impossible changes can occur in his favor.
James A. Michener