The sophists were as a rule men who had traveled widely and seen different forms of government. Both conventions and local laws in the city-states could vary widely. This led the Sophists to raise the question of what was natural and what was socially induced. By doing this, they paved the way for social criticism in the city-state of Athens.

Yes, we too are stardust.

When you realize there is something you don't understand, then you're generally on the right path to understanding all kinds of things.

going only part of the way is not the same as going the wrong way

The rearing of children is considered too important to be left to the individual and should be the responsibility of the state.

A hydrogen atom in a cell at the end of my nose was once part of an elephant's trunk. A carbon atom in my cardiac muscle was once in the tail of a dinosaur.

Acting responsibly is not a matter of strengthening our reason but of deepening our feelings for the welfare of others.