Though quieta non movere may at times be a wise maxim for the statesman it cannot satisfy the political philosopher. He may wish policy to proceed gingerly and not before public opinion is prepared to support it, but he cannot accept arrangements merely because current opinion sanctions them. In a world where the chief need is once more, as it was at the beginning of the nineteenth century, to free the process of spontaneous growth from the obstacles and encumbrances that human folly has erected, his hopes must rest on persuading and gaining the support of those who by disposition are 'progressives,' those who, though they may now be seeking change in the wrong direction, are at least willing to examine critically the existing and to change it wherever necessary.

The conservatives have already accepted a large part of the collectivist creed - a creed that has governed policy for so long that many of its institutions hav…

The task of the political philosopher can only be to influence public opinion, not to organize people for action. He will do so effectively only if he is not c…

Even when men approve of the same arrangements, it must be asked whether they approve of them because they exist or because they are desirable in themselves. T…

'Turn on' meant go within to activate your neural and genetic equipment. Become sensitive to the many and various levels of consciousness and the specific trig…

What are we waiting for, assembled in the forum? The barbarians are due here today.

Autumn to winter, winter into spring, Spring into summer, summer into fall, - So rolls the changing year, and so we change; Motion so swift, we know not that w…