More consequences for thought and action follow the affirmation or denial of God than from answering any other basic question.
Mortimer AdlerTo agree without understanding is inane. To disagree without understanding is impudent.
Mortimer AdlerPolitical democracy cannot flourish under all economic conditions. Democracy requires an economic system which supports the political ideals of liberty and equality for all. Men cannot exercise freedom in the political sphere when they are deprived of it in the economic sphere.
Mortimer AdlerThe complexities of adult life get in the way of the truth. The great philosophers have always been able to clear away the complexities and see simple distinctions - simple once they are stated, vastly difficult before. If we are to follow them we too must be childishly simple in our questions - and maturely wise in our replies.
Mortimer Adler