A man by himself is in bad company.

It is when power is wedded to chronic fear that it becomes formidable.

Vaguely at first, then more distinctly, I realized that man is an eternal stranger on this planet.

Somewhere between the Angels and the French lies the rest of humanity.

Those in possession of absolute power can not only prophesy and make their prophecies come true, but they can also lie and make their lies come true.

It is a paradox that in our time of drastic rapid change, when the future is in our midst devouring the present before our eyes, we have never been less certain about what is ahead of us.

The effectiveness of a doctrine does not come from its meaning but from its certitude. No doctrine however profound and sublime will be effective unless it is presented as the embodiment of the one and only truth