“...when these matters are discussed by practical people, the standard of justice depends on the equality of power to compel...”

“It was not their irritating assumption of equality that annoyed Nicholai so much as their cultural confusions. The Americans seemed to confuse standard of living with quality of life, equal opportunity with institutionalized mediocrity, bravery with courage, machismo with manhood, liberty with freedom, wordiness with articulation, fun with pleasure - in short, all of the misconceptions common to those who assume that justice implies equality for all, rather than equality for equals.”

“Justice means equality for equals, and inequality for unequals.”

“No matter how rich you become, how famous or powerful, when you die the size of your funeral will sill pretty much depend on the weather.”

“People in general are equally horrified at hearing the Christian religion doubted, and at seeing it practiced.”

“I would like to be known as a person who is concerned about freedom and equality and justice and prosperity for all people.”