Through The Release Of Atomic Energy, Our

The Sole Function Of Education...[is] To Open The Way To Thinking And Knowing, And The School, As The Outstanding Organ For The People's Education, Must Serve That End Exclusively.

It Seems To Me That The Idea Of A Personal God Is An Anthropological Concept Which I Cannot Take Seriously. I Feel Also Not Able To Imagine Some Will Or Goal Outside The Human Sphere. My Views Are Near Those Of Spinoza: Admiration For The Beauty Of And Belief In The Logical Simplicity Of The Order Which We Can Grasp Humbly And Only Imperfectly. I Believe That We Have To Content Ourselves With Our Imperfect Knowledge And Understanding And Treat Values And Moral Obligations As A Purely Human Problem-the Most Important Of All Human Problems.

It Is A Very High Goal Which, With Our Weak Powers, We Can Reach Only Very Inadequately, But Which Gives A Sure Foundation To Our Aspirations And Valuations.

There Is No Salvation For Civilization, Or Even The Human Race, Other Than The Creation Of A World Government.

The Strength Of The Constitution Lies Entirely In The Determination Of Each Citizen To Defend It. Only If Every Single Citizen Feels Duty Bound To Do His Share In This Defense Are The Constitutional Rights Secure.