Successful revolutions are those which end up by erasing all traces of themselves.

I say that virtue is really all about enjoying yourself, living fully; but of course it is far from obvious what living fully actually means.

For the liberal state to accommodate a diversity of beliefs while having few positive convictions is one of the more admirable achievements of civilization.

There is an insuperable problem about introducing immigrants to British values. There are no British values. Nor are there any Serbian or Peruvian values. No nation has a monopoly on fairness and decency, justice and humanity.

Most poetry in the modern age has retreated to the private sphere, turning its back on the political realm.

In the deep night of metaphysics, all cats look black.

It is false to believe that the sun revolves around the earth, but it is not absurd.