To-day we have fewer dogmas, but I think that we have stronger principles. By a dogma I mean a deduction from facts which is only valid under certain conditions, and which becomes untrue if those conditions change. By a principle I mean something that is an eternal and universal truth.

A great storm destroys much that is precious, but it may also clear the air and blow down trees which might have been obscuring the view and making our life st…

Our sufferings have taught us that no nation is sufficient unto itself, and that our prosperity depends in the long run, not upon the failure of our neighbors …

We had our pride shattered, and without humility there can be no humanity.

In morals, truth is but little prized when it is a mere sentiment, and only attains its full value when realized in the world as fact.

La pensee ne doit jamais se soumettre, ni a un dogme, ni a un parti, ni a une passion, ni a un interet, ni a une idee preconcue, ni a quoi que ce soit, si ce n…

The ethical ideas on which civilization rests have been wandering about the world, poverty-stricken and homeless. No theory of the universe has been advanced w…