The great advantage of the sort of education I had was precisely that it made practically no mark upon those subjected to it.

Never forget that only dead fish swim with the stream.

What is called Western Civilization is in an advanced state of decomposition, and another Dark Ages will soon be upon us, if, indeed, it has not already begun. With the Media, especially television, governing all our lives, as they indubitably do, it is easily imaginable that this might happen without our noticing...by accustoming us to the gradual deterioration of our values.

An orgy looks particularly alluring seen through the mists of righteous indignation.

The truth is that a lost empire, lost power and lost wealth provide perfect circumstances for living happily and contentedly in our enchanted island.

I think it [presidency of Dwight Eisenhower] came too late and I think that he is not on the wavelength of this dreadful time through which we're living.

Higher education is booming in the United States; the Gross National Mind is mounting along with the Gross National Product.