“If I was going to act irresponsibly, the least I could do was be responsible for it.”

“I do not know whether you draw a distinction between principles and rules. But I do... Rules are practical; they are habitual ways of doing things according to prescription. But principles are intellectual; they are useful methods of judging things... The principle may be wrong, but the act is conscious and responsible. The rule may be right, but the act is mechanical. A religious act may not be a correct act, but must at least be a responsible act. To permit this responsibility, religion must mainly be a matter of principles only. It cannot be a matter of rules. The moment it degenerates into rules it ceases to be religion, as it kills the responsibility which is the essence of a truly religious act.”

“Those responsible for our economic depression have been found irresponsible. The irresponsible are responsible!”

“Perhaps it is better to be irresponsible and right, than to be responsible and wrong.”

“If one believes that words are acts, as I do, then one must hold writers responsible for what their words do.”

“I may be irresponsible but I am a good irresponsible.”