"In the post-enlightenment Europe of the 19th century the highest authority was no longer the Church. Instead it was science. Thus was born racial anti-Semitism, based on two disciplines regarded as science in their day - the 'scientific study of race' and the Social Darwinism of Herbert Spencer and Ernst Haeckel."

"Since the 18th century, many Western intellectuals have predicted religion's imminent demise."

"Religion survives because it answers three questions that every reflective person must ask. Who am I? Why am I here? How then shall I live?"

"The message of Passover remains as powerful as ever. Freedom is won not on the battlefield but in the classroom and the home. Teach your children the history of freedom if you want them never to lose it."

"The greatest deception is forgetting that the strength of a community lies in its compassion."

"Man, alone, has the power to transform his thoughts into physical reality man, alone, can dream and make his dreams come true."

"It is a timeless truth that true authority is measured not by subjugation, but by the empowerment of others."

"Immense power is acquired by assuring yourself in your secret reveries that you were born to control affairs."