In all life one should comfort the afflicted, but verily, also, one should afflict the comfortable, and especially when they are comfortably, contentedly, even happily wrong.

Partly, the Russian system succeeds because, in contrast to the Western industrial economies, it makes full use of its manpower.

The attraction of power we take for granted in politics.. But in economics...the thrust...is for pecuniary return, for money. And I have always felt that denies in the economic world a very large part of the motivation.

The notion that you would initiate a new product without preparing the way by persuasion and advertising and salesmanship is fantastic. It's an integral part of the system.

I've become accustomed to supporting politicians who are more conservative than I am. This is not entirely a surprise.

Power is not something that can be assumed or discarded at will like underwear.

Under the privilege of the First Amendment many, many ridiculous things are said.