“Always do what's right; this will gratify some and astonish the rest”

“What is right is not always popular and what is popular is not always right.”

“I received your letter of June 10th. I have never talked to a Jesuit priest in my life and I am astonished by the audacity to tell such lies about me. From the viewpoint of a Jesuit priest I am, of course, and have always been an atheist.”

“I believe in intuitions and inspirations...I sometimes FEEL that I am right. I do not KNOW that I am.”

“The right to search for the truth implies also a duty; one must not conceal any part of what one has recognized to be the truth.”

“I want to know God's thoughts - the rest are mere details.”

“The strength of the Constitution lies entirely in the determination of each citizen to defend it. Only if every single citizen feels duty bound to do his share in this defense are the constitutional rights secure.”