Culture relates to objects and is a phenomenon of the world; entertainment relates to people and is a phenomenon of life.

This inability to think created the possibility for many ordinary men to commit evil deeds on a gigantic scale, the like of which had never been seen before. The manifestation of the wind of thought is not knowledge but the ability to tell right from wrong, beautiful from ugly. And I hope that thinking gives people the strength to prevent catastrophes in these rare moments when the chips are down.

By assigning his political rights to the state the individual also delegates his social responsibilities to it: he asks the state to relieve him of the burden of caring for the poor precisely as he asks for protection against criminals. The difference between pauper and criminal disappears - both stand outside society.

The presence of others who see what we see and hear what we hear assures us of the reality of the world and ourselves.

It is in the nature of a group and its power to turn against independence, the property of individual strength.

It is quite gratifying to feel guilty if you haven't done anything wrong: how noble! Whereas it is rather hard and certainly depressing to admit guilt and to repent.

The end of rebellion is liberation, while the end of revolution is the foundation of freedom.