What I most fear now is that within a century or so there may not be any human future at all.

Freedom is a permanent problem for us, both unavoidable and insoluble.

It is sad to witness the persistence in our society of the racism and xenophobia that seems to be a permanent part of our political culture. It is shameful to see politicians exploiting these human weaknesses in order to gain political power. It is most depressing of all to contemplate a future in which politicians who do this will continue to have influence over people's lives.

Adam Smith was aware of the way that economic interests could have a distorting and destructive effect both on the market and on politics.

Some empirical feelings, such as sympathy, are indispensable parts of certain moral virtues.

Capitalism now seems more likely a swamp, a bog, a quicksand in which humanity is presently flailing about, unable to extricate itself, perhaps doomed to perish within a few generations from the long term effects of the technology which seemed to Marx its greatest gift to humanity.

Leaders of nations, and people whose wealth or fame gives them power over the lives of others quite often do more harm than good.