National pride is to countries what self-respect is to individuals: a necessary condition for self-improvement.
The difference between people and ideas is... only superficial.
Always strive to excel, but only on weekends.
Truth [is] what is better for us to believe.
Philosophy makes progress not by becoming more rigorous but by becoming more imaginative.
Open-mindedness should not be fostered because, as Scripture teaches, Truth is great and will prevail, nor because, as Milton suggests, Truth will always win in a free and open encounter. It should be fostered for its own sake.