The victors called the revolution a triumph of liberty; but now and then liberty in the slogans of the strong means freedom from restraint in the exploitation of the weak.

Cultural creation... begins where chaos and insecurity end.

The soul of a civilization is its religion, and it dies with its faith.

When liberty destroys order the hunger for order will destroy liberty.

The future never just happened. It was created.

All deductions having been made, democracy has done less harm, and more good, than any other form of government. It gave to human existence a zest and camaraderie that outweighed its pitfalls and defects. It gave to thought and science and enterprise the freedom essential to their operation and growth. It broke down the walls of privilege and class, and in each generation it raised up ability from every rank and place.

How much more suffering is caused by the thought of death than by death itself.