“There is, especially in the American media, a deep belief that insincerity is better than no sincerity at all.”
“All wrong doing is done in the sincere belief that it is the best thing to do”
“Especially difficult when the first and best unconscious move of a dedicated liar is to persuade himself he's sincere. And once he's sincere, all deception vanishes.”
“The belief in a political Utopia is especially dangerous. This is possibly connected with the fact that the search for a better world, like the investigation of our environment, is (if I am correct) one of the oldest and most important of all the instincts.”
“All our media are given over to things that are better left unsaid.”
“It was, of course, nothing more than sexism, the especially virulent type espoused by male techies who sincerely believe that they are too smart to be sexists.”