Men of all lands and climes are brothers.

Because man is endowed with Reason, he can subdue his impulses in the service of moral and religious ideals, and is born to bear rule over Nature.

Everything in the Universe was as the Creator willed it - nothing superfluous, nothing lacking - a harmony.

Not indolence but congenial work is man's Divinely allotted portion.

Man must be a co-worker with God in making this earth a garden.

Sabbath rest is more than mere abstention from physical work; and, therefore, must include worship and Scripture-reading.

The immemorial ingratitude of rulers and commonwealths is proverbial. Especially common is ingratitude to Israel - the People that has achieved so much of eternal worth, but has rarely succeeded in winning gratitude.