В главном — единство, во второстепенном — свобода, во всём — любовь;
"No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main. If a clod be washed away by the sea, Europe is the less, as well as if a promontory were, as well as if a manor of thy friend's or of thine own were. Any man's death diminishes me because I am involved in mankind; and therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee";
"First they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out — Because I was not a socialist.
Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out — Because I was not a trade unionist.
Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out — Because I was not a Jew.
Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for me";
"Reflect upon your present blessings, of which every man has many; not on your past misfortunes of which all men have some";
"Стиль полемики важнее предмета полемики. Предметы меняются, а стиль создает цивилизацию".