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.

It is thus with most of us; we are what other people say we are. We know ourselves chiefly by hearsay.

To the old, the new is usually bad news.

The fanatical Communist refuses to believe any unfavorable report or evidence about Russia, nor will he be disillusioned by seeing with his own eyes the cruel misery inside the Soviet promised land. It is the true believer's ability to "shut his eyes and stop his ears" to facts that do not deserve to be either seen or heard which is the source of his unequaled fortitude and constancy. He cannot be frightened by danger, nor disheartened by obstacles, nor baffled by contradictions because he denies their existence.

All mass movements strive, therefore, to interpose a fact-proof screen between the faithful and the realities of the world. They do this by claiming that the ultimate and absolute truth is already embodied in their doctrine and that there is no truth nor certitude outside it. The facts on which the true believer bases his conclusions must not be derived from his experience or observation but from holy writ.

In a modern society people can live without hope only when kept dazed and out of breath by incessant hustling.

There can be no freedom without freedom to fail.