Conservatism is sometimes a symptom of sterility. Those who have nothing in them that can grow and develop must cling read more

Conservatism is sometimes a symptom of sterility. Those who have nothing in them that can grow and develop must cling to what they have in beliefs, ideas and possessions. The sterile radical, too, is basically conservative. He is afraid to let go of the ideas and beliefs he picked up in his youth lest his life be seen as empty and wasted.

There are few things more dishonorable than misleading the young.

There are few things more dishonorable than misleading the young.

If there is no struggle there is no progress.

If there is no struggle there is no progress.

Mutation is random; natural selection is the very opposite of random.

Mutation is random; natural selection is the very opposite of random.

Realism... has no more to do with reality than anything else.

Realism... has no more to do with reality than anything else.

To get into the best society nowadays, one has either to feed people, amuse people, or shock people.

To get into the best society nowadays, one has either to feed people, amuse people, or shock people.

The supreme irony of life is that no one gets out of it alive.

The supreme irony of life is that no one gets out of it alive.

In human affairs, the best stimulus for running ahead is to have something we must run from.

In human affairs, the best stimulus for running ahead is to have something we must run from.

If we are to achieve a richer culture, rich in contrasting
values, we must recognize the whole gamut of read more

If we are to achieve a richer culture, rich in contrasting
values, we must recognize the whole gamut of human
potentialities, and so weave a less arbitrary social fabric, one
in which each diverse human gift will find a fitting place.