Wherever moral ambition exists, there right exists. And moral ambition itself must be presumed present in subconsciousness, even when the conscious self seems to reject it, so long as society has resources for bringing it into action; in much the… — William Ernest Hocking Copy Share Image
Nothing is more evident, I venture to think, as a result of two or three thousand years of social philosophizing, than that society must live and thrive by way of the native impulses of individual human beings. — William Ernest Hocking Copy Share Image
Only the man who has enough good in him to feel the justice of the penalty can be punished; the others can only be… — William Ernest Hocking Copy Share Image
Without good-will, no man has any presumptive right, except the right or opportunity to change his will, so long as there is hope of… — William Ernest Hocking Copy Share Image
Principle II: The presumptions of the law are creative presumptions:;: they are aimed at conditions to be brought about, and only for that reason… — William Ernest Hocking Copy Share Image
However rich we may become in knowledge of the deeper causes of historical results, we forgo all understanding of history if we forget this… — William Ernest Hocking Copy Share Image
We are driven to confess that we actually care more for religion than we do for religious theories and ideas: and in merely making… — William Ernest Hocking Copy Share Image
Pure community is a matter of no interest to any will; but a community which pursues a common good is of supreme interest to… — William Ernest Hocking Copy Share Image
I find that a man is as old as his work. If his work keeps him from moving forward, he will look forward with… — William Ernest Hocking Copy Share Image
What our view of the effectiveness of religion in history does at once make evident as to its nature is--first, its necessary distinction; second,… — William Ernest Hocking Copy Share Image
A person who wills to have a good will, already has a good will--in its rudiments. There is solid satisfaction in knowing that the… — William Ernest Hocking Copy Share Image
Principle III: Presumptive rights are the conditions under which individual powers normally develop. — William Ernest Hocking Copy Share Image
For those who have only to obey, law is what the sovereign commands. For the sovereign, in the throes of deciding what he ought… — William Ernest Hocking Copy Share Image
