We must not, however, be like the leaders of the great romantic revolt who, in their eagerness to get rid of the husk of convention, disregarded also the humane aspiration.

A democracy, the realistic observer is forced to conclude, is likely to be idealistic in its feelings about itself, but imperialistic about its practice.

Yet Aristotle's excellence of substance, so far from being associated with the grand style, is associated with something that at times comes perilously near jargon.

If a man went simply by what he saw, he might be tempted to affirm that the essence of democracy is melodrama.

Anyone who thus looks up has some chance of becoming worthy to be looked up to in turn.

Perhaps as good a classification as any of the main types is that of the three lusts distinguished by traditional Christianity - the lust of knowledge, the lust of sensation, and the lust of power.

The human mind, if it is to keep its sanity, must maintain the nicest balance between unity and plurality.