What makes a nation great is not primarily its great men, but the stature of its innumerable mediocre ones.
Jose Ortega y GassetLiberalism is that principle of political rights, according to which the public authority, in spite of being all-powerful, limits itself and attempts, even at ist own expense, to leave room in the state over which it rules for those to live who neither think nor feel as it does, that is to say as do the stronger, the majority.
Jose Ortega y Gassettragedy in the theater opens our eyes so that we can discover and appreciate the heroic in reality.
Jose Ortega y GassetBetter beware of notions like genius and inspiration; they are a sort of magic wand and should be used sparingly by anybody who wants to see things clearly.
Jose Ortega y Gasset