One Belief, More Than Any Other, Is

When A Man Speaks Of The Need For Realism One May Be Sure That This Is Always The Prelude To Some Bloody Deed.

Liberty And Equality, Spontaneity And Security, Happiness And Knowledge, Mercy And Justice - All These Are Ultimate Human Values, Sought For Themselves Alone; Yet When They Are Incompatible, They Cannot All Be Attained, Choices Must Be Made, Sometimes Tragic Losses Accepted In The Pursuit Of Some Preferred Ultimate End.

The Desire Not To Be Impinged Upon, To Be Left To Oneself, Has Been The Markof High Civilisation Both On The Part Of Individuals And Communities.

Lenin Could Listen So Intently That He Exhausted The Speaker.

No Perfect Solution Is, Not Merely In Practice, But In Principle, Possible In Human Affairs, And Any Determined Attempt To Produce It Is Likely To Lead To Suffering, Disillusionment And Failure.