One can study what exists and how consciousness functions; but one cannot analyze (or “prove”) existence as such, or consciousness as such. These are irreducible primaries. (An attempt to “prove” them is self-contradict ory: it is an attempt to “prove” existence by means of nonexistence, and consciousness by means of unconsciousness .)

The difference between a welfare state and a totalitarian state is a matter of time.

To discuss evil in a manner implying neutrality, is to sanction it.

In a capitalist society, all human relationships are voluntary.

If you want to feel good, be rational.

He walked, groping for a sentence that hung in his mind as an empty shape. He could neither fill it or dismiss it.

And what is the state but a servant and a convenience for a large number of people, just like the electric light and the plumbing system? And wouldnt it be preposterous to claim that men must exist for their plumbing, not the plumbing for the men.