We judge the Russians because they're living under despotism and we don't like it, but we've gotten into a fix now where we're living in a common predicament, and we ought to recognize this common predicament.

The nuclear age has refuted the idea of progress and Marxism has been refuted by Stalinism. Therefore people have returned to the historic religion.

The final wisdom of life requires not the annulment of incongruity but the achievement of serenity within and above it.

The mastery of nature is vainly believed to be an adequate substitute for self mastery.

Whether the man is an atheist or a Christian, I would judge him by his fruits, and I have therefore many agnostic friends.

It is the evil in man that makes democracy necessary, and man's belief in justice that makes democracy possible.

All you earnest young men out to save the world. . . please, have a laugh.