Man is by his constitution a religious animal.

The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.

Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could do only a little.

Those who don't know history are destined to repeat it.

The hottest fires in hell are reserved for those who remain neutral in times of moral crisis.

Silence is golden but when it threatens your freedom it's yellow.

In a democracy, the majority of the citizens is capable of exercising the most cruel oppressions upon the minority.

It is a general popular error to suppose the loudest complainers for the public to be the most anxious for its welfare.

When you fear something, learn as much about it as you can. Knowledge conquers fear.

Mere parsimony is not economy. Expense, and great expense, may be an essential part in true economy.

The Fate of good men who refuse to become involved in politics is to be ruled by evil men.

The best education is to be had at a price, as well as the best broadcloth.

There's no magic to running far or climbing Everest. Endurance is mental strength. It's all about heart.

False fancy brings real misery.

In my time as Archbishop of Canterbury I've seen a growing sense of unity and mission.

It is easier going out of the way when we are in, than going in when we are out.

What are you? What am I? Those are the questions that constantly persecute and torment me and perhaps also play some part in my art.

As far as I'm concerned, the people who aren't paying taxes don't get to run around claiming that they built everything, that the built the roads and that they built the bridges and so forth.

If you keep up with pop culture, everybody knows the joke.

Washington is dangerously positioned between two Canadas, Canada Canada and California's Canada, Oregon.

Why are empirical questions about how the mind works so weighted down with political and moral and emotional baggage?