Non-Dogmatism Quotes

I am no one to be a purist.

Never stop paying attention to things. Never make your mind up finally. Do not hold beliefs.

I think that being liberal, in the true sense, is being nondoctrinaire, nondogmatic, noncomitted to a cause but examining each case on its merits. Being left of center is another thing; it's a political position. I think most newspapermen by definition have to be liberal; if they're not liberal, by my definition of it, then they can hardly be good newspapermen.

In the eyes of dialectical philosophy, nothing is established for all times, nothing is absolute or sacred.

The most important thing is not to be dogmatic but flexible and consistent.

There is no such thing as 'Gandhism', and I do not want to leave any sect after me.

I shall never be a heretic; I may err in dispute, but I do not wish to decide anything finally; on the other hand, I am not bound by the opinions of men.

To doubt one's own first principles is the mark of a civilized man. Don't defend past actions; what is right today may be wrong tomorrow. Don't be consistent; consistency is the refuge of fools.

I know now that there is no one thing that is true - it is all true.

I don’t think God has a gender. I don’t think God hates gays or Democrats, and I don’t think you have to be Born Again to find your way to Heaven. I believe God expects us to care for one another, even those who are different. God wants us to be good stewards of this planet, and that means not wasting or violating its resources. Most of all, it means not blowing it up. Especially not in God’s name.