though some men did not make war as others did, if they sold their goods for profit to the war-makers, did it make them better because the weapon was not in their own hands, if they had made the weapon and sold it and so put it into the hands of those used it upon the innocent?

The only real danger to our country is from within, that we forget our own power to be what we want to be.

People don't care to read what they already think or what any people think - they know all that well enough. They want to know what they ought to think.

Our society must make it right and possible for old people not to fear the young or be deserted by them, for the test of a civilization is the way that it cares for its helpless members.

I feel no need for any other faith than my faith in human beings.

In a mood of faith and hope my work goes on. A ream of fresh paper lies on my desk waiting for the next book. I am a writer and I take up my pen to write.

All things are possible until they are proved impossible - and even the impossible may only be so, as of now.