Jacques Maritain was a French Catholic philosopher. Raised as a Protestant, he became an agnostic before converting to Catholicism in 1906. An author of more than 60 books, he helped to revive St. Thomas Aquinas for modern times, and was influential in the development and drafting of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Pope Paul VI presented his "Message to Men of Thought and of Science" at the close of Vatican II to Maritain, his long-time friend and mentor. Maritain's interest and works spanned many aspects of philosophy, including aesthetics, political theory, philosophy of science, metaphysics, the nature of education, liturgy and ecclesiology.
Poetry proceeds from the totality of man, sense, imagination, intellect, love, desire, instinct, blood and spirit together. imagination & poetry
A man of courage flees forward, in the midst of new things. courage
Christianity taught men that love is worth more than intelligence. intelligence
The great and admirable strength of America consists in this, that America is truly the American people. strength