"Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive."

"Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art.... It has no survival value; rather it is one of those things which give value to survival."

"The greatest evil is not now done in those sordid 'dens of crime' that Dickens loved to paint... but in clean, carpeted, warmed and well-lighted offices, by quiet men with white collars and cut finger…"

"Eating and reading are two pleasures that combine admirably."

"I am not a theologian, not even a professional philosopher. I am a literary man, who from a certain point in his life has found himself extremely interested in theology and philosophy."