All war is a symptom of man's failure as a thinking animal.

Each time a person stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope, and crossing each other from a million different centers of energy and daring, these ripples build a current that can sweep down the mightiest walls of oppression and resistance.

Patriotism is a superstition, one far more injurious, brutal and inhumane than religion.

Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by the rulers as useful.