The utilitarian behaves sensibly in all that is required for preservation but never takes account of the fact that he must die... His whole life is absorbed in avoiding death, which is inevitable, and therefore he might be thought to be the most irrational of men, if rationality has anything to do with understanding ends or comprehending the human situation as such.

An education, other than purely professional or technical, can even seem to be an impediment.

Authentic values are those by which a life can be lived, which can form a people that produces great deeds and thoughts.

I am not a conservative — neo or paleo. Conservatism is a respectable outlook... I just do not happen to be that animal.

The students [of the 60's] substituted conspicuous compassion for their parents' conspicuous consumption.

Error is indeed our enemy, but it alone points to the truth and therefore deserves our respectful treatment.

Nothing is more singular about this generation than its addiction to music.