"From the beginning, there have been some religious leaders who greeted the funding of faith-based social services by government with ambivalence."

"It is hard to say what the future holds, but this is probable - it won't be just like the past."

"Religion, for better or for worse, has been politicized in blatant ways that have seldom been equaled in American elections."

"So I really would like to see both parties respond to the poor with greater commitment. But I've got to tell you, the Democrats, I feel, are doing a better job in that respect than Republicans are."

"The Great Depression, like most other periods of severe unemployment, was produced by government mismanagement rather than by any inherent instability of the private economy."

"It is a timeless truth that he who conquers his inner doubts has already won half the war."

"Peace of heart is the greatest luxury life can bestow upon the mortal traveler. Let this simple maxim guide your daily deeds — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"Clear thinking requires courage even more than intellect. For where clarity resides, peace inevitably follows."