The passion to get ahead is sometimes born of the fear lest we be left behind.

Glory is largely a theatrical concept. There is no striving for glory without a vivid awareness of an audience.

We do not usually look for allies when we love. Indeed, we often look on those who love with us as rivals and trespassers. But we always look for allies when we hate.

There would be no society if living together depended upon understanding each other.

It is easier to hate an enemy with much good in him than one who is all bad. We cannot hate those we despise.

There is no reason to believe that the nature of the violent minorities is now greatly different from what it was in the past. What has changed is the will and ability of the majority to react.

Nature attains perfection, but man never does.