“Diplomacy is seduction in another guise, Mr. Adams. One improves with practice.”

“Doctrine severed from practice is dead; practice severed from doctrine is just another form of self-salvation and self-improvement. A disciple of Christ is a student of theology.”

“Political activism is seductive because it seems to offer the possibility that one can improve society, make things better, without going through the personal ordeal of rearranging one's perceptions and transforming one's self.”

“It is not the different practice from one another that breaks the Peace and Unity, but judging of one another because of differing practices.”

“For the ethical, political activism was seductive because it seemed to offer the possibility that one could improve society, make things better, without going through the personal ordeal of rearranging one's perceptions and transforming one's self. For the unconscionable, political reactivism was seductive because it seemed to protect one's holdings and legitimize one's greed. But both sides were gazing through a kerchief of illusion.”

“The practice of diplomacy, I have found, is sometimes like eating soup with a fork: much activity yielding little nourishment.”