I Think That The Achievements Of Catholicism

We Have Had To Learn That History Is Neither A God Nor A Redeemer.

We Misjudge Anybody Who's Different From Us And The Jews Diverge From Our Type, Ethnically And Religiously. That's Their Chief Offense, But There Are Particular Causes.

The Scientific Observer Of The Realm Of Nature Is In A Sense Naturally And Inevitably Disinterested. At Least, Nothing In The Natural Scene Can Arouse His Bias. Furthermore, He Stands Completely Outside Of The Natural So That His Mind, Whatever His Limitations, Approximates Pure Mind. The Observer Of The Realm Of History Cannot Be Disinterested In The Same Way, For Two Reasons: First, He Must Look At History From Some Locus In History; Secondly, He Is To A Certain Degree Engaged In Its Ideological Conflicts.

The Separation Of Church And State Is Necessary Partly Because If Religion Is Good Then The State Shouldn't Interfere With The Religious Vision Or With The Religious Prophet. There Must Be A Realm Of Truth Beyond Political Competence, That's Why There Must Be A Separation Of Churches, But If Religion Is Bad And A Bad Religion Is One That Gives An Ultimate Sanctity To Some Particular Cause. Then Religion Mustn't Interfere With The State - So One Of The Basic Democratic Principles As We Know It In America Is The Separation Of Church And State.

I Think I Have One Answer, That Is Partly Religious And Partly Secular; And That Is To Say, We Ought To At Least Recognize That We And The Russians Are In A Common Predicament. That Would Be Religious In The Sense, "judge Not Lest You Be Judged."