“Well-bred' ensured buckled noses, high-arched feet, a predisposition to madness, and ... an innate belief in our own unquestioning superiority.”

“I am an American; free born and free bred, where I acknowledge no man as my superior, except for his own worth, or as my inferior, except for his own demerit.”

“Unquestioned beliefs are the real authorities of a culture. Therefore, if an individual can express what is undeniably real to him without invoking any authority beyond his own experience, he is transcending the belief systems of his culture.”

“Women were valued highly in those days – not as highly as the least of men, of course, but well above the worth of all but the most superior livestock.”

“The hall they entered had arched ceilings over twenty feet high that were painted in tromp l’oeil, basically a bunch of butt-naked baby angels pointing at each other.’ (Carlos)”

“Unquestioning obedience is hailed as a great virtue only by those leaders whose commands are highly questionable.”