There was a time when I had all the answers. My real growth began when I discovered that the questions to which I had the answers were not the important questions.

The whole art of politics consists in directing rationally the irrationalities of men.

The nuclear age has refuted the idea of progress and Marxism has been refuted by Stalinism. Therefore people have returned to the historic religion.

We have to risk a nuclear war in order to escape capitulation to Communism. For all I know, we may stumble into this terrible war.

Civilization depends upon the vigorous pursuit of the highest values by people who are intelligent enough to know that their values are qualified by their interests and corrupted by their prejudices.

Man is always worse than most people suspect, but also generally better than most people dream.

Marxism is the modern form of Jewish prophecy.