Without will, without individuals, there are no heroes. But neither are there villains. And the absence of villains is as prostrating, as soul-destroying, as the absence of heroes.

Postmodernism entices us with the siren call of liberation and creativity, but it may be an invitation to intellectual and moral suicide.

absolute liberty ... tends to corrupt absolutely.

In its sentimental mode, compassion is an exercise in moral indignation, in feeling good rather than doing good ... In its unsentimental mode, compassion seeks above all to do good.

Nothing is as seductive as the assurance of success.

The real movement of history, it turns out, is fueled not by matter but by spirit, by the will to freedom.

There comes a point when you win, and you can either soothe the loser into thinking there was something in it for them or kick them while they're down to make sure they know what just happened.

We define what we deserve, others also define what we deserve, apparently there is a huge difference and we spend our life constructing the same.

Nothing is more deceitful, " said Darcy, "than the appearance of humility. It is often only carelessness of opinion, and sometimes an indirect boast.

A hundred pounds! He couldn't remember ever having seen a hundred pounds, all at one time. He found himself envying his father, who had nothing to worry about except the future of mankind.

No war by any nation in any age has ever been declared by the people.

At first trouble is a new experience - gradually you learn that - that it isn't fatal.

Sometimes we make our alliances not by the shape and color of our flesh but by the convictions of our heart.

Politics and music don't necessarily go hand in hand. They just do for me.

I don't think anyone should be banned. If you don't like a book, set it aside.

I do not think an enormous permanent underclass is a very good thing to have if you're attempting to operate something that at least pretends sometimes to be a democracy.