The liberal paradigm of regulation and license has led to a society where an 18-year-old girl has the right to public fornication in a pornographic movie - but only if she is paid the minimum wage.

An intellectual may be defined as a man who speaks with general authority about a subject on which he has no particular competence.

Power breeds responsibilities, in international affairs as in domestic - or even private. To dodge or disclaim these responsibilities is one form of the abuse of power.

People need religion. It's a vehicle for a moral tradition. A crucial role. Nothing can take its place.

Being frustrated is disagreeable, but the real disasters of life begin when you get what you want.

.. the most intelligent defender of capitalism in the modern period is Friedrich Hayek.

Even if we can't be happy, we must always be cheerful.