Maxims In Times Of Danger Are Useless,

When Plugged In, The Least Elaborate Computer Can Be Relied On To Work To The Fullest Extent Of Its Capacity. The Greatest Mind Cannot Be Relied On For The Simplest Thing; Its Variability Is Its Superiority.

The Ever-present Impulse Is To Push Against Restriction And, In So Doing, To Feel Intolerably Hemmed In. Thus In Practice, Every Liberation Increases The Sense Of Oppression. Nor Is The Paradox Merely In The Mind: The Laws Enacted To Secure The Rights Of Every Person And Group, By Creating Protective Boundaries, Create New Barriers.

The World Has Long Observed That Small Acts Of Immorality, If Repeated, Will Destroy Character. It Is Equally Manifest, Though Never Said, That Uttering Nonsense And Half-truth Without Cease Ends By Destroying Intellect

On Reflection, Moral Judgment In The Arts Appears Rather As A Tribute To Their Power To Influence Emotion And Possibly Conduct. And Reflecting Further On What Some Critics Do Today, One Sees That A Good Many Have Merely Shifted The Ground Of Their Moralism, Transferring Their Impulse Of Righteousness To Politics And Social Issues.

Strangers Who Have Seen Shaw Face To Face Are Wont To Report Their Surprise At His Gentleness And Consideration, His Willingness To Listen And His Complete Lack Of Pose.