Edgar S. Brightman Born : September 20, 1884 Died : February 25, 1953 Browse All Authors Top 3 quotes by Edgar S. Brightman No totalitarians, no wars, no fears, famines or perils of any kind can really break a man's spirit until he breaks it himself by surrendering. Tyranny has many dread powers, but not the power to rule the spirit. Edgar S. Brightman power fear war The spiritual life is indeed a life of struggle; but it is also a life of well grounded hope. Hope is grounded in freedom, and freedom is grounded in all the high purposes and powers of spirit, human and divine. The last word of spirit is Victory. Edgar S. Brightman struggle spiritual life If there is a God, man's immortality is certain. If not, Immortality would not be worth having. Edgar S. Brightman if-there-is-a-god immortality men