Philosophy Quotes

"The human animal cannot be trusted for anything good except en masse."

"The most dangerous thing in the world is a man who has nothing to lose."

"In our obsession with antagonisms of the moment, we often miss the larger outlines of the Megastate system unfolding those two seemingly opposed forces project the same end result."

"I believe the very heart and soul of conservatism is libertarianism."

"The ultimate determinant in the struggle between fundamental systems is not material power but the will and ideas that motivate these groups."

"My philosophy of life is that if we make up our mind what we are going to do, try our very best to do it."

"Philosophy asks the questions that science answers."

"I've been up all night thinking about the fundamental things."

"I'm looking for meaning in everything I do."

"The real problems of our existence can only be solved by turning inward, not outward."

"The most important journey is not to a distant place, but inward to understanding yourself."

"The purpose of philosophy is not to answer all questions, but to ask better ones."

"I believe that order is better than chaos, creation better than destruction."

"My heart says one thing but my mind says another."

"I think we're all searching for something deeper."

"The human animal cannot be trusted for anything whatsoever."

"Being too good is apt to be unforgiving."

"The basic ideas in the Constitution are as old as the human race."

"The Constitution is a wonderful document to live under, but it is mighty hard to explain."

"The human being is a machine and nothing else."

"It's all make believe, isn't it?"

"Sometimes I feel all my life is a translation and I've lost something in the grammar along the way."

"What's the difference between a star and a human being?"

"The real question is what are we here for on earth?"

"A man may die, nations may rise and fall, but an idea lives on."

"The great tradition of parliamentary government has never been one of insisting on the dotting of every i or crossing of every t."

"That government is best which governs least."

"An intellectual is someone whose mind watches itself."

"Marxism is now the only respectable form of bigotry in academic circles."

"I'm an introvert. I don't know if I'm a confessional writer."