Sciencecannot resolve moral conflicts, but it can help to more accurately frame thedebates about those conflicts.

The fundamental concept in social science is Power, in thesame sense in which Energy is the fundamental concept in physics.

Watching small men at work reconciles to the great.

The property of power is to protect.

Manmust evolve for all human conflict a method which rejects revenge,aggression, and retaliation.

Neveranswer a letter while you are angry.

Learning without thought is labour lost,thought without learning is perilous.

The great advantage of a hotel is that it's a refuge from home life.

It ishard to change our point of view in a conflict. Most often, it is because weare not nearly as interested in resolving the conflict and possibly creatinga new ‘pearl’ as we are in being right.

There are three ways of bearing ills of life: by indifference, by philosophy, and by religion.

Far better to think historically, to remember the lessonsof the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part ofthe knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be onewho knows that if you reserve the power not to

A large ocean liner was headed across the Atlantic fromPortsmouth to New York. As it neared its destination at night, a lookout onthe wing of the bridge reported, ‘Light, bearing on the starboardbow.’‘Is it steady or moving astern?’ the captain called out