Politically speaking, tribal nationalism [patriotism] always insists that its own people are surrounded by 'a world of enemies' - 'one against all' - and that a fundamental difference exists between this people and all others. It claims its people to be unique, individual, incompatible with all others, and denies theoretically the very possibility of a common mankind long before it is used to destroy the humanity of man.

Entirely new concepts are very rare in politics.

Thought and action must never part company.

Action without a name, a who attached to it, is meaningless.

The conflict between art and politics... cannot and must not be solved.

Generally speaking, violence always arises out of impotence. It is the hope of those who have no power.

Opinions are formed in a process of open discussion and public debate, and where no opportunity for the forming of opinions exists, there may be moods -moods of the masses and moods of individuals, the latter no less fickle and unreliable than the former -but no opinion.