As racial, economic and national groups, they take for themselves, whatever their power can command.

The fanatic is dangerous.

Faith is the final triumph over incongruity, the final assertion of the meaningfulness of existence.

What is so funny about us is precisely that we take ourselves too seriously. Laughter is the same and healthy response to the innocent foibles of men; and even to some which are not innocent.

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.

There is no cure for the pride of a virtuous nation but pure religion.

Ultimately evil is done not so much by evil people, but by good people who do not know themselves and who do not probe deeply.