It has generally been assumed that of two opposing systems of philosophy, e.g., realism and idealism, one only can be true and one must be false; and so philosophers have been hopelessly divided on the question, which is the true one.

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

Liberalism regards life as an adventure in which we must take risks in new situation, in which there is no guarantee that the new will always be the good or the true, in which progress is a precarious achievement rather than inevitability.

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

Lastly, literature and philosophy both allow past idols to be resurrected with a frequency which would be truly distressing to a sober scientist.

The business of the philosopher is well done if he succeeds in raising genuine doubt.

Wisdom is not to be obtained from textbooks, but must be coined out of human experience in the flame of life.