In this respect fundamentalism has demonic traits. It destroys the humble honesty of the search for truth, it splits the conscience of its thoughtful adherents, and it makes them fanatical because they are forced to suppress elements of truth of which they are dimly aware

For love ... is the blood of life, the power of reunion in the separated.

The courage to be is the courage to accept oneself, in spite of being unacceptable.

Only the philosophical question is perennial, not the answers.

Our search for such [moral] principles can start with . . . the unconditional imperative to acknowledge every person as a person. If we ask for the contents given by this absolute, we find, first, something negative-the command not to treat a person as a thing. This seems little, but it is much. It is the core of the principle of justice.

Wisdom loves the children of men, but she prefers those who come through foolishness to wisdom.

Faith is the state of being ultimately concerned.