Knowledge Is The Eye Of Desire And

Who Will Dare To Write A History Of Human Goodness?

Civilization Is A Stream With Banks. The Stream Is Sometimes Filled With Blood From People Killing, Stealing, Shouting And Doing The Things Historians Usually Record, While On The Banks, Unnoticed, People Build Homes, Make Love, Raise Children, Sing Songs, Write Poetry And Even Whittle Statues. The Story Of Civilization Is What Happened On The Banks.

In Its Youth A People Produce Mythology And Poetry; In Its Decadence, Philosophy And Logic.

Does History Warrant The Conclusion That Religion Is Necessary To Morality - That A Natural Ethic Is Too Weak To Withstand The Savagery That Lurks Under Civilization And Emerges In Our Dreams, Crimes And Wars? ... There Is No Significant Example In History, Before Our Time, Of A Society Successfully Maintaining Moral Life Without The Aid Of Religion.

All Deductions Having Been Made, Democracy Has Done Less Harm, And More Good, Than Any Other Form Of Government. It Gave To Human Existence A Zest And Camaraderie That Outweighed Its Pitfalls And Defects. It Gave To Thought And Science And Enterprise The Freedom Essential To Their Operation And Growth. It Broke Down The Walls Of Privilege And Class, And In Each Generation It Raised Up Ability From Every Rank And Place.