Common Sense Needs Constant Reappraisal.

Most Of The Fundamental Ideas Of Science Are Essentially Simple, And May, As A Rule, Be Expressed In A Language Comprehensible To Everyone.

Democracy, Taken In Its Narrower, Purely Political, Sense, Suffers From The Fact That Those In Economic And Political Power Possess The Means For Molding Public Opinion To Serve Their Own Class Interests. The Democratic Form Of Government In Itself Does Not Automatically Solve Problems; It Offers, However, A Useful Framework For Their Solution. Everything Depends Ultimately On The Political And Moral Qualities Of The Citizenry.

A Human Being Is A Part Of The Whole Called By Us Universe; A Part Limited In Time And Space. He Experiences Himself, His Thoughts, And His Feelings As Something Separate From The Rest - A Kind Of Optical Delusion Of Consciousness.

The Daily Struggle Does Not Arise From A Purpose Or A Program, But From An Immediate Need.

A Man Who Is Convinced Of The Truth Of His Religion Is Indeed Never Tolerant. At The Least, He Is To Feel Pity For The Adherent Of Another Religion But Usually It Does Not Stop There. The Faithful Adherent Of A Religion Will Try First Of All To Convince Those That Believe In Another Religion And Usually He Goes On To Hatred If He Is Not Successful. However, Hatred Then Leads To Persecution When The Might Of The Majority Is Behind It.