Where, but in the simplicity of the Gospel, can you hear about both the dignity of man and the misery of man?.

In the 17th and 18th centuries there was a kind of Protestantism that said, "If you could only get rid of the Bishop, then you'd be a true Christian"..

The will-to-live becomes the will-to-power..

There must be equality of all men before God and in a democratic society. Now that's one of the great achievements..

God, give me grace to accept with serenity the things that cannot be changed..

The measure of our rationality determines the degree of vividness with which we appreciate the needs of other life, the extent to which we become con….

You can't say that religion or irreligion will give us a particular answer to the nuclear dilemma..

Liberalism makes this mistake in regard to private property and Marxism makes it in regard to socialized property... The Marxist illusion is partly d….

The whole art of politics consists in directing rationally the irrationalities of men..

Man is both strong and weak, both free and bound, both blind and far-seeing. He stands at the juncture of nature and spirit; and is involved in both ….

We take, and must continue to take, morally hazardous actions to preserve our civilization. We must exercise our power. But we ought neither to belie….

God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference..

This insinuation of the interests of the self into even the most ideal enterprises and most universal objectives, envisaged in moments of highest rat….

Humour is, in fact, a prelude to faith; and laughter is the beginning of prayer … Laughter is swallowed up in prayer and humour is fulfilled by faith..