Man is both strong and weak, both free and bound, both blind and far-seeing. He stands at the juncture of nature and spirit; and is involved in both freedom and necessity.

Rationalism belongs to the cool observer. But because of the stupidity of the average person, they follow not reason, but faith. This naïve faith, requires necessary illusions and emotionally potent oversimplifications, which are provided by the myth maker to keep the ordinary person on course.

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.

We ought to really at least recognize the common predicament of Communists and democrats - or Americans, whatever.

I think there ought to be a club in which preachers and journalists could come together and have the sentimentalism of the one matched with the cynicism of the other. That ought to bring them pretty close to the truth.

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

For man as an historical creature has desires of indeterminate dimensions.