"The most deadly agents of cultural infections are not the brazen cynics, but the sectarians prone to self-delusion an…"

"[T]he reason why human understanding has been able to advance in the past, and may do so in the future, is that true …"

"...do not be impressed by the imprint of a famous publishing house or the volumes of an author's publications. Bear i…"

"Every human society which has endured long enough to leave records has had elaborate customs and institutions which w…"

"So long as authority inspires awe, confusion and absurdity enhance conservative tendencies in society. Firstly, becau…"

"Sacrifice has always been regarded as the most convincing proof of loyalty; and its most common form involves a foreg…"

"The natural sciences did not advance in virtue of the universal appeal of rationality. Their theological, classicist …"

"Instead of entertaining visions of a final victory of reason over magic and ignorance, we have to reconcile ourselves…"

"A reduction of the criteria of status allocation to one -- money under pure capitalism or power in a stalinist state …"

"He was notable throughout a brief, thwarted career for the charm of his manner and his chivalrous ideals in public li…"