To realize that new world we must prefer the values of freedom and equality above all other values - above personal wealth, technical power and nationalism.

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Creeds and castes, and all forms of intellectual and emotional grouping, belong to the past.

Creeds and castes, and all forms of intellectual and emotional grouping, belong to the past.

Nobody seriously believes in the social philosophies of the immediate past.

Nobody seriously believes in the social philosophies of the immediate past.

The farther a society progresses, the more clearly the individual becomes the antithesis of the...

The farther a society progresses, the more clearly the individual becomes the antithesis of the...

My own early experiences in war led me to suspect the value of discipline, even...

My own early experiences in war led me to suspect the value of discipline, even...

You might think that it would he the natural desire of every man to develop...

You might think that it would he the natural desire of every man to develop...

There are a few people, but a diminishing number, who still believe that Marxism, as...

There are a few people, but a diminishing number, who still believe that Marxism, as...

The characteristic political attitude of today is not one of positive belief, but of despair.

The characteristic political attitude of today is not one of positive belief, but of despair.

I can imagine no society which does not embody some method of arbitration.

I can imagine no society which does not embody some method of arbitration.

I am not going to claim that modern anarchism has any direct relation to Roman...

I am not going to claim that modern anarchism has any direct relation to Roman...

It was Nietzsche who first made us conscious of the significance of the individual as...

It was Nietzsche who first made us conscious of the significance of the individual as...

I have not the slightest doubt that this form of individuation represents a higher stage...

I have not the slightest doubt that this form of individuation represents a higher stage...

Freud has shown one thing very clearly: that we only forget our infancy by burying...

Freud has shown one thing very clearly: that we only forget our infancy by burying...

But the further step, by means of which a civilization is given its quality or...

But the further step, by means of which a civilization is given its quality or...

The sense of historical continuity, and a feeling for philosophical rectitude cannot, however, be compromised.

The sense of historical continuity, and a feeling for philosophical rectitude cannot, however, be compromised.

The principle of equity first came into evidence in Roman jurisprudence and was derived by...

The principle of equity first came into evidence in Roman jurisprudence and was derived by...

The slave may be happy, but happiness is not enough.

The slave may be happy, but happiness is not enough.

I call religion a natural authority, but it has usually been conceived as a supernatural...

I call religion a natural authority, but it has usually been conceived as a supernatural...

The point I am making is that in the more primitive forms of society the...

The point I am making is that in the more primitive forms of society the...

The modern work of art, as I have said, is a symbol.

The modern work of art, as I have said, is a symbol.

Progress is measured by richness and intensity of experience - by a wider and deeper...

Progress is measured by richness and intensity of experience - by a wider and deeper...