“The "self," it seems today, is at the core of the nation's worldview rather than others (the common good), or God.”

“In a culture where profit has become the true God, self-sacrifice can seem incomprehensible rather than noble.”

“Our mission is not to impose our peculiar institutions upon other nations by physical force or diplomatic treachery but rather by internal peace and prosperity to solve the problem of self-government and reconcile democratic freedom with national stability.”

“Today, more than ever before, life must be characterized by a sense of Universal responsibility, not only nation to nation and human to human, but also human to other forms of life.”

“To people who think of themselves as God's houseguests, American enterprise must seem arrogant beyond belief. Or stupid. A nation of amnesiacs, proceeding as if there were no other day but today. Assuming the land could also forget what had been done to it.”

“A nation which thinks that it is belief in God and not good law which makes people honest does not seem to me very advanced.”