“All that is valuable in human society depends upon the opportunity for development accorded the individual.”
“Man usually avoids attributing cleverness to somebody else unless it is an enemy.”
“I agree with your remark about loving your enemy as far as actions are concerned. But for me the cognitive basis is the trust in an unrestricted causality. 'I cannot hate him, because he must do what he does.' That means for me more Spinoza than the prophets.”
“While I am a convinced pacifist there are circumstances in which I believe the use of force is appropriate - namely, in the face of an enemy unconditionally bent on destroying me and my people.”
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