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

It almost seems that nobody can hate America as much as native Americans. America needs new immigrants to love and cherish it.

Propaganda ... serves more to justify ourselves than to convince others; and the more reason we have to feel guilty, the more fervent our propaganda.

Unlimited opportunities can be as potent a cause of frustration as a paucity or lack of opportunities.

Take away hatred from some people, and you have men without faith.

Absolute power corrupts even when exercised for humane purposes. The benevolent despot who sees himself as a shepherd of the people still demands from others the submissiveness of sheep. The taint inherent in absolute power is not its inhumanity but its anti-humanity.

The act of self-denial seems to confer on us the right to be harsh and merciless toward others.