Any philosophy worth taking seriously would have to be built upon a firm foundation of unyielding despair.

When the state intervenes to insure the indoctrination of some doctrine, it does so because there is no conclusive evidence in favor of that doctrine.

Politics is largely governed by sententious platitudes which are devoid of truth

To write tragedy, a man must feel tragedy. To feel tragedy, a man must be aware of the world in which he lives. Not only with his mind, but with his blood and sinews.

The Stoic assures us that what is happening now will happen over and over again. [If so, Providende would] ultimately grow weary through despair.

It is clear that thought is not free if the profession of certain opinions makes it impossible to earn a living.

The . . . increase in the power of officials is a constant source of irritation to everybody else.