“By ethical conduct toward all creatures, we enter into a spiritual relationship with the universe.”
“Man can no longer live for himself alone. We must realize that all life is valuable and that we are united to all life. From this knowledge comes our spiritual relationship with the universe.”
“Attitudes toward other creatures is conditioned by one's level of security within the universe.”
“Remember, we can judge better by the conduct of people towards others than by their manner towards ourselves.”
“We enter into a relationship with any text we hear or read, like the relationship with a friend, a lover, or an enemy. A relationship is the ultimate meaning of the text.”
“We have here the fundamental problem of ethics, the crux of the theory of moral conduct. What is justice? -shall we seek righteousness, or shall we seek power? -is it better to be good, or to be strong?”