Civilization is the sum total of all those activities that allow men to transcend mere biological existence and reach for a richer mental, aesthetic, material, and spiritual life.

Where hopes are unrealistic, fears often become exaggerated; where dreams alone are blueprints, nightmares result.

Equality is the measure of all things, and bad behavior is less bad if everyone indulges in it.

The victory over cruelty is never final, but, like the maintenance of freedom, requires eternal vigilance.