“ You're an idealist. The idealists are always the revolutionaries, the cat's paws. Then the realists consolidate, compromise and liquidate the opposition. Jack Vance
“ Because we are so focused on the real world, we keep forgetting how fantasy-driven the Left really is....As with orthodox Marxists, the left adamantly believes it is "Progressive", implying that its a… James Lewis
“ We've already had , the friend of humanity. But the friend of humanity with shaky moral principles is the devourer of humanity, to say nothing of his conceit; for, wound the vanity of any one of these… Fyodor Dostoyevsky
“ Once people said: Give me liberty or give me death. Now they say: Make me a slave, just pay me enough. Todd Garlington
“ When the business man rebukes the idealism of his office-boy, it is commonly in some such speech as this: Ah, yes, when one is young, one has these ideals in the abstract and these castles in the air;… G.K. Chesterton
“ As long as the vision of heaven is always changing, the vision of earth will be exactly the same. No ideal will remain long enough to be realized, or even partly realized. The modern young man will ne… G.K. Chesterton
“ The immediate result of abandoned idealism is an embittered and drained man, whether he realizes it or not, whether he likes it or not. He is capable of acting in his own interest, but only to the ext… Mike Klepper
“ Mankind's tragedy is that he can draw up blueprints for a better life but he cannot live up to them. Barbara W. Tuchman
“ I believe you find life such a problem because you think there are good people and bad people. You're wrong, of course. There are, always and only, the bad people, Terry Pratchett
“ He wondered why he cared so desperately about the fate of his adopted country and others seemingly so little.To see the character of the government and the country so sported with, exposed to so indel… Ron Chernow
“ This is an inevitable and easily recognizable stage in every revolutionary movement: reformers must expect to be disowned by those who are only too happy to enjoy what has been won for them. Doris Lessing
