"The spread of evil is the symptom of a vacuum. Whenever evil wins, it is only by default: by the moral failure of those who evade the fact that there can be no compromise on basic principles."

"The man who does not value himself, cannot value anything or anyone."

"Do not let your fire go out, spark by irreplaceable spark, in the hopeless swamps of the approximate, the not-quite, the not-yet, the not-at-all."

"The man who does not think for himself does not think at all."

"The man who is unwilling to sacrifice for his own happiness has no right to demand that others sacrifice for his happiness."