"It is when the commercial factor enters into the situation that the possibility of genuine individual liberty arises."

“It is inconceivable that anything should be existing. It is not inconceivable that a lot of people should also be existing who are not interested in the fact that they exist. But it is certainly very odd.”

“That society exists to frustrate the individual may be seen from its attitude to work. It is only morally acceptable if you do not want to do it. If you want to, it becomes a personal pleasure.”

“The most exciting thing possible is actually true.”

“People accept their limitations so as to prevent themselves from wanting anything they might get.”

“It is easier to make people appear equally stupid than to make them equally clever, so teaching methods are adopted which make it practically impossible for anyone to learn anything.”

“The psychology of committees is a special case of the psychology of mobs.”