To do evil a human being must first of all believe that what he's doing is good... Ideology - that is what gives devildoing its long-sought justification and gives the evildoer the necessary steadfastness and determination. That is the social theory which helps to make his acts seem good instead of bad in his own and others' eyes, so that he won't hear reproaches and curses but will receive praise and honors.

There also exists another alliance - at first glance a strange one, a surprising one - but if you think about it, in fact, one which is well grounded and easy to understand. This is the alliance between our Communist leaders and your capitalists. This alliance is not new. ... We observe continuous and steady support by the businessmen of the West of the Soviet Communist leaders.

It's not the sea that drowns you-it's the puddle.

Any man who has once acclaimed violence as his method must inexorably choose falsehood as his principle.

After all, man is a complicated being, why should he be explainable by logic?

... that maxim of Descartes: "Question everything!" Question everything!

Why can't you understand? The stars fall down now and then. The gaps have to be filled.