Speaking About Myself, I've Been Pleasantly Surprised

This Is A Confusing And Uncertain Period, When A Thousand Wise Words Can Go Completely Unnoticed, And One Thoughtless Word Can Provoke An Utterly Nonsensical Furor.

None Of Us Know All The Potentialities That Slumber In The Spirit Of The Population, Or All The Ways In Which That Population Can Surprise Us When There Is The Right Interplay Of Events.

Ultimately, Power Only Really Listens To Power, And If Government Is To Be Improved, We Must Be Able To Threaten Its Existence, Not Merely Its Reputation.

As In Everything Else, I Must Start With Myself. That Is: In All Circumstances Try To Be Decent, Just, Tolerant, And Understanding, And At The Same Time Try To Resist Corruption And Deception. In Other Words, I Must Do My Utmost To Act In Harmony With My Conscience And My Better Self.

Human Beings Are Compelled To Live Within A Lie, But They Can Be Compelled To Do So Only Because They Are In Fact Capable Of Living In This Way. Therefore Not Only Does The System Alienate Humanity, But At The Same Time Alienated Humanity Supports This System As Its Own Involuntary Master Plan, As A Degenerate Image Of Its Own Degeneration, As A Record Of People's Own Failure As Individuals.