Every man always has handy a dozen glib little reasons why he is right not to sacrifice himself.

In all probability an outburst of desperation in the midst of general submissiveness will always help.

Once the fight is on-strike quickly and often.

Even the most rational approach to ethics is defenseless if there isn't the will to do what is right.

Beat a dog once and you only have to show him the whip.

Own only what you can always carry with you: know languages, know countries, know people. Let your memory be your travel bag. Use your memory! Use your memory! It is those bitter seeds alone which might sprout and grow someday. Look around you - there are people around you. Maybe you will remember one of them all your life and later eat your heart out because you didn't make use of the opportunity to ask him questions. And the less you talk, the more you'll hear.

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.