“my greatest problem was stamps, envelopes, paper and wine, with the world on the edge of World War II.”

“The stamps on the envelope were English. One was the head of a statesman engraved in purple and the others were motorcars engraved in blue. It seemed like every country in the world had stamps of statesmen and motorcars. Where were the stamps of the elevator boys and hapless housewives? Of the six-story walk-ups and soured wine?”

“A common lament of the World War II generation is the absence today of personal responsibility ”

“The war's [World War II] end has left America with loads of get-up-and-go, and no place to go. ”

“The perfect fascist state needs to operate in conditions of perpetual warfare. Have you ever noticed how the world has been in constant crisis since World War II?”

“The nuclear weapons on board just one of our Trident submarines contain eight times the firepower expended in all of World War II.”