Democracy not only requires equality but also an unshakable conviction in the value of each person, who is then equal

The real point is that totalitarian regimes have claimed jurisdiction over the whole person, and the whole society, and they don't at all believe that we should give unto Caesar that which is Caesar's and unto God that which is God's.

Cultural constraints condition and limit our choices, shaping our characters with their imperatives.

Maturity is when we live by the truths that are in our heart and soul, truths we believe to be right for us.

I believe that detente was having almost the opposite effect of what was intended. What was intended was to sort of end the contest for power and to stop Soviet expansion, especially by military means and the military build-up, the military contest

Americans need to face the truth about themselves, no matter how pleasant it is.

Democracy not only requires equality but also an unshakable conviction in the value of each person, who is then equal. Cross cultural experience teaches us not simply that people have different beliefs, but that people seek meaning and understand themselves in some sense as members of a cosmos ruled by God.