Religious tolerance has developed more as a consequence of the impotence of religions to impose their dogmas on each other than as a consequence of spiritual humility in the quest for understanding first and last things.

Idealism, alas, does not protect one from ignorance, dogmatism, and foolishness.

If one shoots at a king, one must not miss.

Stupidity is sometimes the greatest of historical forces.

Noam Chomsky skittles and skithers all over the political landscape to distract the reader’s attention from the plain truth.

I was guilty of judging capitalism by its operations and socialism by its hopes and aspirations; capitalism by its works and socialism by its literature.

In contrast to totalitarianism, democracy can face and live with the truth about itself.