Philosophy, Most Broadly Viewed, Is The Critical

Religious Tolerance Has Developed More As A Consequence Of The Impotence Of Religions To Impose Their Dogmas On Each Other Than As A Consequence Of Spiritual Humility In The Quest For Understanding First And Last Things.

Religious Freedom In An Open Society Has The Best Prospects Of Flourishing To The Extent That It Expresses Itself As Freedom Of Religious Inquiry.

One Of The Central Assumptions Of The Concept Of Democracy, Perhaps Its Most Central Assumption, Is That By And Large Human Beings Are Better Judges Of Their Own Interests.... The Operating Maxim Of The Democratic Ideology Is, "whoever Wears The Shoe Knows Best Where It Pinches.

Idealism, Alas, Does Not Protect One From Ignorance, Dogmatism, And Foolishness.

Philosophy, Most Broadly Viewed, Is The Critical Survey Of Existence From The Standpoint Of Value.