“A thousand prickling tender touches lit upon her, as if she was caught in a rainstorm and the raindrops were love.”

“For half a century he had stood too close to darkness, and some it crept into his bones.”

“We look forward to the time when the Power of Love will replace the Love of Power. Then will our world know the blessings of peace.”

“Men are apt to mistake the strength of their feeling for the strength of their argument. The heated mind resents the chill touch and relentless scrutiny of logic.”

“If you weren't such a great man, you'd be a terrible bore.”

“Liberalism is trust of the people tempered by prudence. Conservatism is distrust of the people tempered by fear.”

“Objectivity works to repel the attacks of critics, like a kind of ethical pepper spray.”