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

“Truth, in matters of religion, is simply the opinion that has survived.”

“I quite agree with Dr. Nordau's assertion that all men of genius are insane, but Dr. Nordau forgets that all sane people are idiots.”

“It is only about things that do not interest one, that one can give a really unbiassed opinion; and this is no doubt the reason why an unbiased opinion is always valueless.”

“By giving us the opinions of the uneducated, journalism keeps us in touch with the ignorance of the community.”

“Arguments are extremely vulgar, for everybody in good society holds exactly the same opinions.”

“We in the House of Lords are never in touch with public opinion. That makes us a civilised body.”