6 quotes
I shall love and respect, but neither command nor obey.
Anthem (1938)
In the temple of his spirit, each man is alone.
Anthem (1937)
I need no warrant for being, and no word of sanction upon my being. I am the warrant and the sanction.
Anthem (1937)
There is nothing to take a man's freedom away from him, save other men. To be free, a man must be free of his brothers.
Anthem (1937)
I shall choose friends among men, but neither slaves nor masters. And I shall choose only such as please me, and them I shall love and respect, but neither command nor obey. And we shall join our hands when we wish, or walk alone when we so desire.
Anthem (1937)
And now I see the face of god, and I raise this god over the earth, this god whom men have sought since men came into being, this god who will grant them joy and peace and pride. This god, this one word: 'I.'
Anthem (1937)