In all history there is no war which was not hatched by the governments, the governments alone, independent of the interests of the people, to whom war is always pernicious even when successful.
To say that a work of art is good, but incomprehensible to the majority of men, is the same as saying of some kind of food that it is very good but that most people can't eat it.
Christianity, with its doctrine of humility, of forgiveness, of love, is incompatible with the state, with its haughtiness, its violence, its punishment, its wars.
To love one's neighbors, to love one's enemies, to love everything - to love god in all his manifestations - human love serves to love those dear to us but to love one's enemies we need divine love.
I am used to praying when I am alone, thank god. But when I come together with other people, when I need more than ever to pray, I still cannot get used to it.
