Able Quote by James Madison

“If men were rational, they would take a more correct view of their own interest than they do at present; and if all men…

— Bertrand Russell

It is our hope, that men in proportion as they grow more enlightened, will learn to hold their theories and their creeds more loosely,…

— Felix Adler

Man cannot be enlightened through any organization, creed, dogma, priest or ritual, nor through any philosophical knowledge or psychological technique. He has to find…

— Radhanath Swami

“This is how social change ultimately happens: enlightened values do not change behavior; the contours of self-interest are altered and new values rush into…

— William Powers

To be enlightened is to know oneself and not run away.

— Veronique Vienne

To be enlightened means that you really don't change, and yet you're nothing but change.

— Frederick Lenz

Becoming enlightened doesn't mean everything works your way.

— Frederick Lenz

To be enlightened doesn't mean you end up stupefied and unable to function.

— Tenzin Palmo

Men must be capable of imagining and executing and insisting on social change if they are to reform or even maintain civilization, and capable…

— Rebecca West

Enlightened Society is all about nurturing the human spirit - waking up to the goodness, kindness and strength that we already have.

— Sakyong Mipham

If men of wisdom and knowledge, of moderation and temperance, of patience, fortitude and perseverance, of sobriety and true republican simplicity of manners, of…

— Samuel Adams

“For in this enlightened age, when men believe not even what they see, the doubting of wise men would be his greatest strength.”

— Bram Stoker