A creditor is worse than a slave-owner; for the master owns only your person, but a creditor owns your dignity, and can command it.
Concerning non-violence: it is criminal to teach a man not to defend himself when he is the constant victim of brutal attacks.
All mankind is divided into three classes: those that are immovable, those that are movable, and those that move.
If God were suddenly condemned to live the life which He has inflicted upon men, He would kill Himself.
A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesmen and philosophers and divines. With consistency a great soul has simply nothing to do.
As a nuclear power - as the only nuclear power to have used a nuclear weapon - the United States has a moral responsibility to act.
