The salvation of this human world lies nowhere else than in the human heart in the human power to reflect in human meekness and human responsibility.

The power to question is the basis of all human progress.

When it comes to controlling human beings there is no better instrument than lies. Because you see humans live by beliefs. And beliefs can be manipulated. The power to manipulate beliefs is the only thing that counts.

Using the power you derive from the discovery of the truth about racism in South Africa you will help us to remake our part of the world into a corner of the globe on which all - of which all of humanity can be proud.

A few great minds are enough to endow humanity with monstrous power but a few great hearts are not enough to make us worthy of using it.

All human laws are properly speaking only declaratory they have no power over the substance of original justice.

I believe in one thing only the power of human will.

When anyone has the power to destroy the whole human race in a matter of hours it becomes a moral issue. The church must speak out.

There will be no end to the troubles of states or of humanity itself till philosophers become kings in this world or till those we now call kings and rulers really and truly become philosophers and political power and philosophy thus come into the same hands.

All national institutions of churches whether Jewish Christian or Turkish appear to me no other than human inventions set up to terrify and enslave mankind and monopolize power and profit.