Patriotism means unqualified and unwavering love for the nation, which implies not uncritical eagerness to serve, not support for unjust claims, but frank assessment of its vices and sins, and penitence for them

The battleline between good and evil runs through the heart of every man

Even the most rational approach to ethics is defenseless if there isn't the will to do what is right

The salvation of mankind lies only in making everything the concern of all

The one and only substitute for experience which we have not ourselves had is art, literature