Pacifism means letting the non-pacifists have control ... Pacifism will remain an ideal, war a fact. If the white races are resolved never to wage war again, the colored will act differently and become rulers of the world.

We have learned that history is something that takes no notice whatever of our expectations.

The common man wants nothing of life but health, longevity, amusement, comfort-“happiness.” He who does not despise this should turn his eyes from world history, for it contains nothing of the sort. The best that history has created is great suffering.

Tension without cosmic pulsation to animate it is the transition to nothingness

If you are clever enough to figure out what men want, you are either too wise to marry them or too intimidating for them to marry you.

There is no proletarian, not even a Communist movement, that has not operated in the interests of money, and for the time being permitted by money - and that without the idealists among its leaders having the slightest suspicion of the fact.

Fortunately, at the last hour, there were always a few soldiers to save Civilization.