Enthusiasm can only be aroused by two things: first an ideal which takes the imagination by storm and sec ond a definite intelligible plan for carrying that ideal into practice.

Of the twenty-two civilizations that have appeared in history, nineteen of them collapsed when they reached the moral state the United States is in now.

Civilizations die from suicide, not by murder.

The immense cities lie basking on the beaches of the continent like whales that have taken to the land.

Civilization is a movement and not a condition, a voyage and not a harbor.

The aim of all education is, or should be, to teach people to educate themselves.

Sooner or later, man has always had to decide whether he worships his own power or the power of God.

Material power that is not counterbalanced by adequate spiritual power, that is, by love and wisdom, is a curse

The human race's prospects of survival were considerably better when we were defenceless against tigers than they are today when we have become defenceless against ourselves.

The only real struggle in the history of the world ... is between the vested interest and social justice.

The absolute value of love makes life worth while, and so makes Man's strange and difficult situation acceptable. Love cannot save life from death; but it can fulfill life's purpose.

History develops, art stands still.

Forget what you've been taught so you can remember what you know.

The terms socialist and communist are mostly about describing the world we want after capitalism, and I think they are both important.

One is certain of nothing but the truth of one's own emotions.

Never fear another challenger, no matter how large; Never despise another challenger, no matter how small.

I was producing a series about Sir Winston Churchill, about which I was extremely proud, and earning a lot of money as a producer.

Every mind must know the whole lesson for itself,-must go over the whole ground. What it does not see, what it does not live, it will not know.

I dont care if youre Britney freakin Spears, nobody is going to steal my spotlight!

The art of love is God at work through you.