True Knowledge Is Knowledge Of Why Things

No Perfect Solution Is, Not Merely In Practice, But In Principle, Possible In Human Affairs, And Any Determined Attempt To Produce It Is Likely To Lead To Suffering, Disillusionment And Failure.

There Is No A Prior Reason For Supposing That The Truth, When It Is Discovered, Will Necessarily Prove Interesting.

Freedom For The Wolves Has Often Meant Death To The Sheep.

Liberty And Equality, Spontaneity And Security, Happiness And Knowledge, Mercy And Justice - All These Are Ultimate Human Values, Sought For Themselves Alone; Yet When They Are Incompatible, They Cannot All Be Attained, Choices Must Be Made, Sometimes Tragic Losses Accepted In The Pursuit Of Some Preferred Ultimate End.

When One Is Engaged In A Desperate Defense Of One's World And Its Values, Nothing Can Be Given Away, Any Breach In The Walls Might Be Fatal, Every Point Must Be Defended To The Death.