.. The Most Intelligent Defender Of Capitalism

...what Is At Stake Is Civilization And Humanity, Nothing Less. The Idea That Everything Is Permitted, As Nietzsche Put It, Rests On The Premise Of Nihilism And Has Nihilistic Implications. I Will Not Pretend That The Case Against Nihilism And For Civilization Is An Easy One To Make. We Are Here Confronting The Most Fundamental Of Philosophical Questions, On The Deepest Levels. In Short, The Matter Of Pornography And Obscenity Is Not A Trivial One, And Only Superficial Minds Can Take A Bland And Untroubled View Of It.

Power Breeds Responsibilities, In International Affairs As In Domestic - Or Even Private. To Dodge Or Disclaim These Responsibilities Is One Form Of The Abuse Of Power.

One Can Be Unhappy Before Eating Caviar, Even After, But At Least Not During.

I Regard Myself To Have Been A Young Trostkyite And I Have Not A Single Bitter Memory.

It Is Ironic To Watch The Churches, Including Large Sections Of My Own Religion, Surrendering To The Spirit Of Modernity At The Very Moment When Modernity Itself Is Undergoing A Kind Of Spiritual Collapse.