The great and admirable strength of America consists in this, that America is truly the American people. – Jacques Maritain
Poetry proceeds from the totality of man, sense, imagination, intellect, love, desire, instinct, blood and spirit together. – Jacques Maritain
Christianity taught men that love is worth more than intelligence. – Jacques Maritain
A man of courage flees forward, in the midst of new things. – Jacques Maritain
Surely there is grandeur in knowing that in the realm of thought, at least, you are without a chain; that you have the right to explore all heights and depth; that there are no walls nor fences, nor prohibited places, nor sacred corners in all the vast expanse of thought… – Robert G. Ingersoll