Between ourselves and our real natures we interpose that wax figure of idealizations and selections which we call our character.

When men can no longer be theists, they must, if they are civilized, become humanists.

The radical novelty of modern science lies precisely in the rejection of the belief... that the forces which move the stars and atoms are contingent upon the preferences of the human heart.

In government offices which are sensitive to the vehemence and passion of mass sentiment public men have no sure tenure. They are in effect perpetual office seekers, always on trial for their political lives, always required to court their restless constituents.

The Bill of Rights does not come from the people and is not subject to change by majorities. It comes from the nature of things. It declares the inalienable rights of man not only against all government but also against the people collectively.

Every fairly intelligent person is aware that the price of respectability is a muffled soul bent on the trivial and the mediocre.

In a place where everybody thinks alike, nobody thinks very much.