The belief, not only of the socialist but of those so-called liberals who are diligently preparing the way for them is that by due skill an ill working humanity may be framed into well-working initiations. It is delusion. The defective natures of citizens will show themselves in bad acting of whatever social structure they are arranged into. There is no political alchemy by which you can get golden conduct out of laden instincts.

Music ministers to human welfare more than any other art.

The greatest of all infidelities is the fear that the truth will be bad.

That feelings of love and hate make rational judgments impossible in public affairs, as in private affairs, we can clearly enough see in others, though not so clearly in ourselves.

No one can be perfectly free till all are free; no one can be perfectly moral till all are moral; no one can be perfectly happy till all are happy.

It must be admitted that the conception of virtue cannot be separated from the conception of happiness-producing conduct.

Old forms of government finally grow so oppressive that they must be thrown off even at the risk of reigns of terror.