“Support for the arts -- merde! A government-supported artist is an incompetent whore!”
“Though the people support the government; the government should not support the people.”
“What is the government? Nothing, unless supported by opinion.”
“While art should never become exclusionary and elitist, any culture which fails to support its artists is only contributing to its own impoverishment. (Beyond Religion, p. 122)”
“Those who, while they disapprove of the character and measures of a government, yield to it their allegiance and support are undoubtedly its most conscientious supporters, and so frequently the most serious obstacles to reform.”
“Patriotism is supporting your country all the time and your government when it deserves it.”