“The rule is perfect: in all matters of opinion our adversaries are insane.”

“In all matters of opinion, our adversaries are insane.”

“General theories are everywhere condemned; the doctrine of the Rights of Man is dismissed with the doctrine of the Fall of Man. Atheism itself is too theological for us to-day. Revolution itself is too much of a system; liberty itself is too much of a restraint. We will have no generalizations. Mr. Bernard Shaw has put the view in a perfect epigram: 'The golden rule is that there is no golden rule.' We are more and more to discuss details in art, politics, literature. A man's opinion on tramcars matters; his opinion on Botticelli matters; his opinion on all things does not matter. He may turn over and explore a million objects, but he must not find that strange object, the universe; for if he does he will have a religion, and be lost. Everything matters--except everything.”

“Perfect Liberty follows no rules, law, or any virtue for that matter. It disregards respect, courteousness, and love.”

“The only permission, the only validation, and the only opinion that matters in our quest for greatness is our own.”

“Insanity -- a perfectly rational adjustment to an insane world.”