There is no philosophy without the art of ignoring objections.

We are tainted by modern philosophy which has taught us that all is good, whereas evil has polluted everything and in a very real sense all is evil, since nothing is in its proper place.

If there was no moral evil upon earth, there would be no physical evil.

All pain is a punishment, and every punishment is inflicted for love as much as for justice.

I propose that the government should get out of the business of marrying people and, instead, only give legal status to civil unions.

As the world has grown bigger for our country, the opportunities greater, the chances more glittering for our commerce and our people, too many of those who practice politics have taken a cramped and limited view of Europe and the rest of the world.

Aside from the poor example it sets, the federal government enables reckless spending on public-employee pensions by offering hope of assistance from Washington if things get bad enough.

One area where American Jews have something to teach Israel is religious pluralism, something that living in a democracy with a separation between church and state has helped us fine-tune.