And the distinction between violent and non-violent action is that the former is exclusively bent upon the destruction of the old, and the latter is chiefly concerned with the establishment of something new.

This is the precept by which I have lived: Prepare for the worst; expect the best; and take what comes.

Every organization of men, be it social or political, ultimately relies on man's capacity for making promises and keeping them.

It is better to suffer wrong than to do wrong, because you can remain the friend of the sufferer; who would want to be the friend of and have to live together with a murderer? Not even another murderer.

In the era of imperialism, businessmen became politicians and were acclaimed as statesmen, while statesmen were taken seriously only if they talked the language of succcessful businessmen.

Men in plural […] can experience meaningfulness only because they can talk with and make sense to each other and themselves.

Imperialism was born when the ruling class in capitalist production came up against national limits to its economic expansion.