All great art is revolutionary because it touches upon the reality of man and questions the reality of the various transitory forms of human society.

You cannot gauge the intelligence of an American by talking with him; you must work with him. The American polishes and refines his way of doing things-even the most commonplace-the way the French of the 17th century polished their maxims.

First something is a great idea, then it becomes a cause, then it becomes a business and finally it becomes a racket.

Power corrupts the few, while weakness corrupts the many.

It is not actual suffering but the taste of better things which excites people to revolt.

There is probably an element of malice in our readiness to overestimate people - we are, as it were, laying up for ourselves the pleasure of later cutting them down to size.

It still holds true that man is most uniquely human when he turns obstacles into opportunities.