We Have Had To Learn That History

That Is One Of The Flagrant Misconceptions About Catholicism In America That If A Man Is A Catholic He Owes Allegiance To What They Say A Foreign Sovereign, Or Something Like That.

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.

Democracies Are Indeed Slow To Make War, But Once Embarked Upon A Martial Venture Are Equally Slow To Make Peace And Reluctant To Make A Tolerable, Rather Than A Vindictive, Peace.

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.

I Wouldn't Judge A Man By The Presuppositions Of His Life, But Only By The Fruits Of His Life. And The Fruits - The Relevant Fruits - Are, I'd Say, A Sense Of Charity, A Sense Of Proportion, A Sense Of Justice.