Law should seek far more than mere reconciliation; it should be one of the great creative forces of our social life.

Coercive power is the curse of the universe, coactive power, the enrichment and advancement of every human soul.

I am convinced that any feeling of exaltation because we have people under us should be conquered, for I am sure that if we enjoy being over people, there will be something in our manner which will make them dislike being under us.

One of the greatest values of controversy is its revealing nature. The real issues at stake come into the open and have the possibility of being reconciled.

the leader releases energy, unites energies, and all with the object not only of carrying out a purpose, but of creating further and larger purposes. And I do not mean here by larger purposes mergers or more branches; I speak of larger in the qualitative rather than the quantitative sense. I mean purposes which will include more of those fundamental values for which most of us agree we are really living.

the best leaders try to train their followers themselves to become leaders. ... they wish to be leaders of leaders.

It is of equal importance with the discovery of facts to know what to do with them.