The prophet himself stands under the judgment which he preaches. If he does not know that, he is a false prophet.

I think there is and ultimate answer in a true religious faith, but it doesn't give you any immediate answers, it doesn't.

Ultimately freedom is necessary for a society, because every despotic society - for instance, the Russian society - lives on the basis of a rather implausible dogma - the Marxist dogma of world redemption through Communism.

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

There must be equality of all men before God and in a democratic society. Now that's one of the great achievements.

The separation of church and state is necessary partly because if religion is good then the state shouldn't interfere with the religious vision or with the religious prophet. There must be a realm of truth beyond political competence, that's why there must be a separation of churches, but if religion is bad and a bad religion is one that gives an ultimate sanctity to some particular cause. Then religion mustn't interfere with the state - so one of the basic Democratic principles as we know it in America is the separation of church and state.

Democracy is finding proximate solutions to insoluble problems.