Our conscience is not the vessel of eternal verities. It grows with our social life, and a new social condition means a radical change in conscience.

Yet this corporate being, though so insubstantial to our senses, binds, in Burkes words, a man to his country with ties which though light as air, are as strong as links of iron. That is why young men die in battle for their countrys sake and why old men plant trees they will never sit under.

There can be no liberty for a community which lacks the means by which to detect lies.

The common interests very largely elude public opinion entirely, and can be managed only by a specialised class.

Leaders are the custodians of a nation's ideals, of the beliefs it cherishes, of its permanent hopes, of the faith which makes a nation out of a mere aggregation of individuals.

There is but one bond of peace that is both permanent and enriching: The increasing knowledge of the world in which experiment occurs.

It is easier to develop great power than it is to know how to use it wisely.