We burn the evil men do with their mortal remains. We treasure the memory of the good they do, and distance magnifies it.

My plea is for banishing the English language as a cultural usurper, as we successfully banished the political rule of the English usurper.

Civilization is not an incurable disease, but it should never be forgotten that the English people are at present afflicted by it.

There is no need of a teacher for those who know how to think.

The beauty of poetry is that the creation transcends the poet.

My patriotism is not an exclusive thing. It is all-embracing and I should reject that patriotism which sought to mount the distress or exploitation of other nationalities.

Today the cities dominate and drain the villages so that they are crumbling to ruin.