It is a grave matter to enter a war, without adequate military preparation; it may prove fatal to come into peace, without moral and religious preparation.

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I feel very strongly that it is vital for us to constantly keep in mind...

I feel very strongly that it is vital for us to constantly keep in mind...

For as Jews, the problem happens to be more urgent and vital than for others;...

For as Jews, the problem happens to be more urgent and vital than for others;...

In taking action we must remember that the things which are happening to the Jews...

In taking action we must remember that the things which are happening to the Jews...

We realize that Judaism as a faith can survive only in an atmosphere of general...

We realize that Judaism as a faith can survive only in an atmosphere of general...

The road to success, and by that I mean... the possibility of giving the best...

The road to success, and by that I mean... the possibility of giving the best...

I hope to devote all of my spare time, which ordinarily would go to research,...

I hope to devote all of my spare time, which ordinarily would go to research,...

It therefore become essential for the future of Judaism itself that its advancement should be...

It therefore become essential for the future of Judaism itself that its advancement should be...

From the long range point of view, I do not know of anything we can...

From the long range point of view, I do not know of anything we can...

A rabbi should not despair if people do not do as much as they should....

A rabbi should not despair if people do not do as much as they should....

Children are the hands by which we take hold of heaven.

Children are the hands by which we take hold of heaven.

Children are born optimists and we slowly educate them out of their heresy

Children are born optimists and we slowly educate them out of their heresy

Children are more influenced by sermons you act than by sermons you preach.

Children are more influenced by sermons you act than by sermons you preach.

But I can tell you what I believe: When tens of thousands of innocent souls...

But I can tell you what I believe: When tens of thousands of innocent souls...

I prefer peace. But if trouble must come, let it come in my time, so...

I prefer peace. But if trouble must come, let it come in my time, so...

Always end the name of your child with a vowel, so that when you yell...

Always end the name of your child with a vowel, so that when you yell...

Children have neither past nor future; they enjoy the present, which very few of us...

Children have neither past nor future; they enjoy the present, which very few of us...

For children to take morality seriously they must be in the presence of adults who...

For children to take morality seriously they must be in the presence of adults who...

The trouble with children is that they are not returnable.

The trouble with children is that they are not returnable.

The job of rearing a child consists of making conscious activities unconscious.

The job of rearing a child consists of making conscious activities unconscious.

All good qualities in a child are the result of environment, while all the bad...

All good qualities in a child are the result of environment, while all the bad...

Ignorance is the curse of God; knowledge is the wing wherewith we fly to heaven.

Ignorance is the curse of God; knowledge is the wing wherewith we fly to heaven.

A lot of parents pack up their troubles and send them off to summer camp.

A lot of parents pack up their troubles and send them off to summer camp.