The only successful revolution of this century is totalitarianism.

People always think that loyalty is laudable. People are always saying that we must remain faithful to tradition, to family, to our class, to our ideas. Of course not! That would be equivalent to zero brain activity. If you really want to think, to seek truth, to advance intellectually, you must turn your back on clichés, on preconceived ideas - even those belonging to your spiritual family. For an intellectual, his true duty is not to fidelity, but to infidelity.

I reject the idea that there is some sort of existential "clash of civilizations." I am an interventionist, but not a militarist. War should always be a last resort.

The conservatives want to revolutionize the world all at once. And that's a dangerous proposal.

Islamic terrorists are new examples of an old problem with fascism.

The totalitarian state is not a force unleashed, the truth is in chains.

The euro is a great achievement. It's a symbolic achievement. But, the European constitution was a missed opportunity.