By nature, men are nearly alike; by practice, they get to be wide apart.

No nation is fit to sit in judgment upon any other nation.

The almost insoluble task is to let neither the power of others, nor our own powerlessness, stupefy us.

The conquest of the earth, which mostly means the taking it away from those who have a different complexion or slightly flatter noses than ourselves, is not a pretty thing when you look into it too much.

It’s good to remember that in crises, natural crises, human beings forget for a while their ignorances, their biases, their prejudices. For a little while, neighbors help neighbors and strangers help strangers.

The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there.

Nothing is more narrow-minded than chauvinism or racial hatred. To me all men are equal; there are flatheads everywhere and I despise them all equally.

I do desire we may be better strangers.

Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we. They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we.

Once any group in society stands in a relatively deprived position in relation to other groups, it is genuinely deprived.

Your worst enemy cannot harm you as much as your own thoughts, unguarded.

Intolerance is evidence of impotence.