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Man Is A Part Of The World, And His Spirit Is Part Of The Spirit Of The World. We Are Merely A Peculiar Mode Of Being, A Living Atom Within It, Or, Rather, A Cell That, If Sufficiently Open To Itself And Its Own Mystery, Can Also Experience The Mystery, The Will, The Pain, And The Hope Of The World.

I Am Convinced That We Will Never Build A Democratic State Based On Rule Of Law If We Do Not At The Same Time Build A State That Is-regardless Of How Unscientific This May Sound To The Ears Of A Political Scientist-humane, Moral, Intellectual And Spiritual, And Cultural.

I Am In Favor Of [actions] That Have Authenticity, Roots, Originality, Verve, Balance, Taste, Communicativeness, Challenge, Relevance To Their Time-in Short, Things That Make Sense.

Without Free, Self-respecting, And Autonomous Citizens There Can Be No Free And Independent Nations.

The Real Test Of A Man Is Not When He Plays The Role That He Wants For Himself But When He Plays The Role Destiny Has For Him.