“Under Big Government, the ruling class get power and perks,...but others among the ruled class just get unruly.”

“The capitalist class rules but does not govern: it contents itself with ruling the government.”

“There are only four ways in which a ruling group can fall from power. Either it is conquered from without, or it governs so inefficiently that the masses are stirred to revolt, or it allows a strong and discontented Middle Group to come into being, or it loses its own self-confidence and willingness to govern. These causes do not operate singly, and as a rule all four of them are present in some degree. A ruling class which could guard against all of them would remain in power permanently. Ultimately the determining factor is the mental attitude of the ruling class itself.”

“They knew bullshit, and they knew about the ruling class; dying for a ruling class cause was almost always bullshit.”

“What better way for a ruling class to claim and hold power than to pose as the defenders of the nation.”

“England is the most class-ridden country under the sun. It is a land of snobbery and privilege, ruled largely by the old and silly.”