“Some of the biggest cases of mistaken identity are among intellectuals who have trouble remembering that they are not God.”

“Clearly, only very unequal intellectual and moral standing could justify having equality imposed, whether the people want it or not, as Dworkin suggests, and only very unequal power would make it possible.”

“Socialism in general has a record of failure so blatant that only an intellectual could ignore or evade it.”

“Socialism is a wonderful idea. It is only as a reality that it has been disastrous. Among people of every race, color, and creed, all around the world, socialism has led to hunger in countries that used to have surplus food to export.... Nevertheless, for many of those who deal primarily in ideas, socialism remains an attractive idea -- in fact, seductive. Its every failure is explained away as due to the inadequacies of particular leaders. ”

“What then is the intellectual advantage of civilization over primitive savagery? It is not necessarily that each civilized man has more knowledge but that he requires far less.”

“It’s amazing how much panic one honest man can spread among a multitude of hypocrites. ”

“Everyone may be called "comrade," but some comrades have the power of life and death over other comrades.”