Promises Are The Uniquely Human Way Of

Thinking Does Not Lead To Truth; Truth Is The Beginning Of Thought.

War Has Become A Luxury That Only Small Nations Can Afford.

With The Rise Of Christianity, Faith Replaced Thought As The Bringer Of Immortality.

Expulsion And Genocide, Though Both Are International Offenses, Must Remain Distinct; The Former Is An Offense Against Fellow-nations, Whereas The Latter Is An Attack Upon Human Diversity As Such, That Is, Upon A Characteristic Of The "human Status" Without Which The Very Words "mankind" Or "humanity" Would Be Devoid Of Meaning.

If We Do Not Know Our Own History, We Are Doomed To Live It As Though It Were Our Private Fate.