It was in the recognition that there is in each man a final essence, that is to say an immortal soul which only God can judge, that a limit was set upon the dominion of men over men.

Men can know more than their ancestors did if they start with a knowledge of what their ancestors had already learned....That is why a society can be progressive only if it conserves its traditions.

What a myth never contains is the critical power to separate its truth from its errors.

The genius of a good leader is to leave behind him a situation which common sense, without the grace of genius, can deal with successfully.

Men who are orthodox when they are young are in danger of being middle-aged all their lives.

When all think alike, then no one is thinking

The study of error is not only in the highest degree prophylactic, but it serves as a stimulating introduction to the study of truth.