The trouble with Communism is the Communists, just as the trouble with Christianity is the Christians.

There's no underestimating the intelligence of the American public.

Confidence: The feeling that makes one believe a man, even when one knows that one would lie in his place

The saddest life is that of a political aspirant under democracy. His failure is ignominious and his success is disgraceful.

The critic, to interpret his artist, even to understand his artist, must be able to get into the mind of his artist; he must feel and comprehend the vast pressure of the creative passion.

[Referring to FDR] If he became convinced tomorrow that coming out for cannibalism would get him the votes he needs so sorely, he would begin fattening a missionary in the White House yard come Wednesday.

It is the natural tendency of the ignorant to believe what is not true. In order to overcome that tendency it is not sufficient to exhibit the true; it is also necessary to expose and denounce the false.