I am not a Catholic; but I consider the Christian idea, which has its roots in Greek thought and in the course of the centuries has nourished all of our European civilization, as something that one cannot renounce without becoming degraded.

It is not the cause for which men took up arms that makes a victory more just or less, it is the order that is established when arms have been laid down.

Equality is the public recognition, effectively expressed in institutions and manners, of the principle that an equal degree of attention is due to the needs of all human beings.

The world is the closed door. It is a barrier. And at the same time it is the way through.

Truth is one, but error is manifold.

I am not a Catholic; but I consider the Christian idea, which has its roots in Greek thought and in the course of the centuries has nourished all of our European civilization, as something that one cannot renounce without becoming degraded.

The real sin of idolatry is always committed on behalf of something similar to the State.