“The war has ended with every one owing every one else immense sums of money. Germany owes a large sum to the Allies, the Allies owe a large sum to Great Britain, and Great Britain owes a large sum ...”

“Our attitude to these criticisms must be determined by our whole moral and emotional reaction to the future of international relations and the Peace of the World.”

“The long run is a misleading guide to current affairs. In the long run we are all dead.”

“How long will it be necessary to pay City men so entirely out of proportion to what other servants of society commonly receive for performing social services not less useful or difficult?”

“Capitalism is the astounding belief that the most wickedest of men will do the most wickedest of things for the greatest good of everyone.”

“The businessman is only tolerable so long as his gains can be held to bear some relation to what, roughly and in some sense, his activities have contributed to society.”

“Real heroes are those who face death for a principle - say, to save the lives of others - without any promise of reward.”

“Happiness is a virtue, not its reward.”

“Happiness is the reward we get for living to the highest right we know.”

“We have a system that increasingly taxes work and subsidizes nonwork.”

“Arnold Schwarzenegger cut teacher's salaries and parks and libraries rather than raise taxes for the many California millionaires and billionaires.”

“In Britain, polls show large majorities in favour of mansion taxes and higher taxes on the finance sector.”

“The hobgoblin of a little mind may be the genius of a great one.”

“To force oneself to believe and to accept a thing without understanding is political, and not spiritual or intellectual.”

“It's difficult being an intellectual in a bread and butter sort of town.”