The experience of the past lives little doubt that every economic system must sooner or later rely upon some form of the profit motive to stir individuals and groups to productivity. Substitutes like slavery, police supervision, or ideological enthusiasm prove too unproductive, too expensive, or too transient.
Will DurantThe Institutional Church (ecclesia) has killed only two kinds of people: Those who do not believe in the teachings of Jesus Christ, and those who do.
Will DurantIn philosophy, as in politics, the longest distance between two points is a straight line.
Will DurantArt lies in conceiving and designing, not in the actual execution' - this was left for lesser minds.
Will Durant