To spell out the obvious is often to call it in question.

The sense of inferiority inherent in the act of imitation breeds resentment. The impulse of the imitators is to overcome the model they imitate.

We do not really feel grateful toward those who make our dreams come true; they ruin our dreams.

There is a tendency to judge a race, a nation or any distinct group by its leastworthy members.

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.

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

The unpredictability inherent in human affairs is due largely to the fact that the by-products of a human process are more fateful than the product.