If we justify war, it is because all peoples always justify the traits of which they find themselves possessed, not because war will bear an objective examination of its merits

Racism remains in the eyes of history ... merely another instance of the persecution of minorities for the advantage of those in power.

As a matter of history great developments in art have often been remarkably separate from religious motivation and use.

The prime lesson the social sciences can learn from the natural sciences is just this: that it is necessary to press on to find the positive conditions under which desired events take place, and that these can be just as scientifically investigated as can instances of negative correlation. This problem is beyond relativity.

It is my necessary breath of life to understand and expression is the only justification of life that I can feel without prodding.

I gambled on having the strength to live two lives, one for myself and one for the world.

The heavier our bodies, the higher our will, our spirit, rises above them.' 'The wearier we are, the more splendid the training.