“Nature is not simply a technical or economical resource, and human beings are not mere numbers. To suggest that one can somehow al...”

“Is there any purpose to translating poetry? A poem does not contain information of importance, like a signpost or a warning notice...”

“Saudi Arabia is a puritanical state that claims a monopoly of wisdom and virtue.”

“The world dominion of western thought, forms of organisation, technology and military force is not God-given, nor eternal, nor gre...”

“In rising financial markets, the world is forever new. The bull or optimist has no eyes for past or present, but only for the futu...”

“Financial crises are like fireworks: they illuminate the sky even as they go pop.”

“Just as we have the power to harm the ocean, we have the power to put in place policies and modify our own behavior in ways that w...”

“Therefore I am sure that this, my Coronation, is not the symbol of a power and a splendor that are gone but a declaration of our h...”

“My father was an Episcopalian minister, and I've always been comforted by the power of prayer.”

“Freedom under law is hard work. If rulers cannot be trusted with arbitrary power, it is up to citizens to raise their voices at in...”

“None who have always been free can understand the terrible fascinating power of the hope of freedom to those who are not free.”

“Freedom is a man's natural power of doing what he pleases, so far as he is not prevented by force or law.”