The method of exposition which philosophers have adopted leads many to suppose that they are simply inquiries, that they have no interest in the conclusions at which they arrive, and that their primary concern is to follow their premises to their logical conclusions.

Again, both literature and philosophy work by appealing to certain reigning idols.

Cruel persecutions and intolerance are not accidents, but grow out of the very essence of religion, namely, its absolute claims.

Conservatism clings to what has been established, fearing that, once we begin to question the beliefs that we have inherited, all the values of life will be destroyed.

Law must be viewed as a formless mass of isolated decisions.

The picture which the philosopher draws of the world is surely not one in which every stroke is necessitated by pure logic.

Let philosophy resolutely aim to be as scientific as possible, but let her not forget her strong kinship with literature.