The causes of illusions are not pretty to discover. They're either vicious or tragic.
Guilt is altruism's stock in trade, and the inducing of guilt is its only means of self-perpetuati on.
I am interested in politics so that one day I will not have to be interested in politics.
The Argument from Intimidation is a confession of intellectual impotence.
Joy is the goal of existence, and joy is not to be stumbled upon, but to be achieved, and the act of treason is to let its vision drown in the swamp of the moment's torture.
Kill reverence and you've killed the hero in man.