Civilization is nothing more than the effort to reduce the use of force to the last resort.
Being an artist means ceasing to take seriously that very serious person we are when we are not an artist.
Stupefaction, when it persists, becomes stupidity.
An idea is a putting truth in check-mate.
Excellence means when a man or woman asks of himself more than others do.
The well being of democracies regardless of their type and status is dependent on one small technical detail: The right to vote. Everything else is secondary.