Few girls are as well shaped as a good horse.

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

The most striking difference between ancient and modern sophists is that the ancients were satisfied with a passing victory of argument at the expense of truth, whereas the moderns want a more lasting victory at the expense of reality.

Legitimacy, when challenged, bases itself on an appeal to the past, while justification relates to an end that lies in the future. Violence can be justifiable, but it never will be legitimate.

The aim of totalitarian education has never been to instill convictions but to destroy the capacity to form any.

It is obvious: if you do not accept something that assumes the form of ‘destiny,’ you not only change its ‘natural laws’ but also the laws of the enemy playing the role of fate.

The earth is the very quintessence of the human condition.