Art is the ability to separate the significant from the insignificant.
The only thing which separates man from child is all the values he has lost over the years.
Democracy can only be measured on the existence of an opposition
Everything new stalls because there is precedence for the old
The rules are rather simple to understand: Under democracy you can defend any view, but only defend it. You can not try to realise it through power, violence or weapons.
Being conservative has never been regarded as old-fashioned. But if you fight for a sensible step in the right direction which others has deserted you will be branded "reactionary".