“... while madness in individuals is relatively rare, it is virtually a prerequisite for a certain sort of political leader.”

“Madness is something rare in individuals — but in groups, parties, peoples, and ages, it is the rule.”

“Forming grammatically correct sentences is for the normal individual the prerequisite for any submission to social laws. No one is supposed to be ignorant of grammaticality; those who are belong in special institutions. The unity of language is fundamentally political.”

“The most common sort of lie is that by which a man deceives himself: the deception of others is a relatively rare offense.”

“Life, faculties, production-in other words, individuality, liberty, property-this is man. And in spite of the cunning of artful political leaders, these three gifts from God precede all human legislation, and are superior to it.”

“As so often happens in politics, what appears to be politically expedient for those in power rarely overlaps with the public interest. The lesser evils of the regime become entrenched, while the greater good is never realized.”