Ever more people today have the means to live, but no meaning to live for.

Woe to him who saw no more sense in his life, no aim, no purpose, and therefore no point in carrying on.

We needed to stop asking about the meaning of life.

Now, it is my contention that the deneuroticization of humanity requires a rehumanization of psychotherapy.

I would say that our patients never really despair because of any suffering in itself! Instead, their despair stems in each instance from a doubt as to whether suffering is meaningful. Man is ready and willing to shoulder any suffering as soon and as long as he can see a meaning in it.

Just as a small fire is extinguished by the storm whereas a large fire is enhanced by it - likewise a weak faith is weakened by predicament and catastrophes whereas a strong faith is strengthened by them.

Freedom is in danger of degenerating into mere arbitrariness unless it is lived in terms of responsibleness. That is why I recommend that the Statue of Liberty on the East Coast be supplemented by a Statue of Responsibility on the West Coast.