7 quotes
Basic human problems can have no final solutions.
The Temper of Our Time (1967)
A ruling intelligentsia, whether in Europe, Asia or Africa, treats the masses as raw material to be experimented on, processed, and wasted at will.
The Temper of Our Time (1967)
Free men are aware of the imperfection inherent in human affairs, and they are willing to fight and die for that which is not perfect.
The Temper of Our Time (1967)
They want power, lordship, and opportunities for imposing action.
The Temper of Our Time (1967)
The rejection of approximations and the insistence on absolutes are the manifestation of a nihilism that loathes freedom, tolerance, and equity.
The Temper of Our Time (1967)
Up to now, America has not been a good milieu for the rise of a mass movement. What starts out here as a mass movement ends up as a racket, a cult, or a corporation.
The Temper of Our Time (1967)
The ratio between supervisory and producing personnel is always highest where the intellectuals are in power. In a Communist country it takes half the population to supervise the other half.
The Temper of Our Time (1967)