I believe that in the history of art and of thought there has always been at every living moment of culture a 'will to renewal'. This is not the prerogative of the last decade only. All history is nothing but…

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Shakespeare was the great one before us. His place was between God and despair.

Shakespeare was the great one before us. His place was between God and despair.

A civil servant doesn't make jokes

A civil servant doesn't make jokes

Explanation separates us from astonishment, which is the only gateway to the incomprehensible.

Explanation separates us from astonishment, which is the only gateway to the incomprehensible.

Like all revolutions, the surrealist revolution was a reversion, a restitution, an expression of vital...

Like all revolutions, the surrealist revolution was a reversion, a restitution, an expression of vital...

You've always made the mistake of being yourself

You've always made the mistake of being yourself

The unpleasant thing about society today is nowadays is that there is a confusion between...

The unpleasant thing about society today is nowadays is that there is a confusion between...

A work of art is above all an adventure of the mind

A work of art is above all an adventure of the mind

Marx was wrong; jealousy and pride, emotional forces, are just as responsible as hunger and...

Marx was wrong; jealousy and pride, emotional forces, are just as responsible as hunger and...

Let's not talk about Communism. Communism was just and idea, just pie in the sky.

Let's not talk about Communism. Communism was just and idea, just pie in the sky.

It was wrong to allow Stalin to shape the European landscape of the 20th century....

It was wrong to allow Stalin to shape the European landscape of the 20th century....

Censorship, like charity, should begin at home, but unlike charity, it should end there.

Censorship, like charity, should begin at home, but unlike charity, it should end there.

Although images of perfection in people's personal lives can cause unhappiness, images of perfect societies,...

Although images of perfection in people's personal lives can cause unhappiness, images of perfect societies,...

Communism destroys democracy. Democracy can also destroy Communism.

Communism destroys democracy. Democracy can also destroy Communism.

Communism is Soviet power plus the electrification of the whole country.

Communism is Soviet power plus the electrification of the whole country.

Socialism is the same as Communism, only better English

Socialism is the same as Communism, only better English

Communism is a society where each one works according to his abilities and gets according...

Communism is a society where each one works according to his abilities and gets according...

I also believe that academic freedom should protect the right of a professor or student...

I also believe that academic freedom should protect the right of a professor or student...

Liberty, not communism, is the most contagious force in the world

Liberty, not communism, is the most contagious force in the world

Communism means barbarism

Communism means barbarism

Communism is in conflict with human nature.

Communism is in conflict with human nature.

All history is but a romance, unless it is studied as an example

All history is but a romance, unless it is studied as an example