To say 'we' and mean 'I' is one of the most recondite insults.

The most powerful person is he who is able to do least himself and burden others most with the things for which he lends his name and pockets the credit.

Not only is the self entwined in society; it owes society its existence in the most literal sense.

Technology is making gestures precise and brutal, and with them men.

In the end, glorification of splendid underdogs is nothing other than glorification of the splendid system that makes them so.

Lies are told only to convey to someone that one has no need either of him or his good opinion.