In an age in which the media broadcast countless pieces of foolishness, the educated man is defined not by what he knows, but by what he doesn't know.

Total freedom of expression does not compensate for lack of talent.

Nowadays public opinion is not the sum of private opinions. On the contrary, private opinions are an echo of public opinion

Violence is not necessary to destroy a civilization. Each civilization dies from indifference toward the unique values which created it.

Truth is in history, but history is not the truth.

Revolutions are frightening, but election campaigns are disgusting.

Modern man is a prisoner who thinks he is free because he refrains from touching the walls of his dungeon.