The Englishman wants to be recognized as a gentleman, or as some other suitable species of human being, the American wants to be considered a good guy.

Quote by Louis Kronenberger

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The trouble with our age is all signposts and no destination.

The trouble with our age is all signposts and no destination.

Individualism is rather like innocence; there must be something unconscious about it.

Individualism is rather like innocence; there must be something unconscious about it.

The closer and more confidential our relationship with someone, the less we are entitled to...

The closer and more confidential our relationship with someone, the less we are entitled to...

The trouble with us in America isn't that the poetry of life has turned to...

The trouble with us in America isn't that the poetry of life has turned to...

Privacy was in sufficient danger before TV appeared, and TV has given it its death...

Privacy was in sufficient danger before TV appeared, and TV has given it its death...

The Englishman wants to be recognized as a gentleman, or as some other suitable species...

The Englishman wants to be recognized as a gentleman, or as some other suitable species...

Old age is an excellent time for outrage. My goal is to say or do...

Old age is an excellent time for outrage. My goal is to say or do...

Nothing so soothes our vanity as a display of greater vanity in others; it make...

Nothing so soothes our vanity as a display of greater vanity in others; it make...

In the history of mankind, fanaticism has caused more harm than vice

In the history of mankind, fanaticism has caused more harm than vice

The fan is the one who suffers. He cheers a guy to a .350 season...

The fan is the one who suffers. He cheers a guy to a .350 season...

What is fanaticism today is the fashionable creed tomorrow, and trite as the multiplication table...

What is fanaticism today is the fashionable creed tomorrow, and trite as the multiplication table...

Fanaticism is overcompensation for doubt.

Fanaticism is overcompensation for doubt.

Fanatics in power and the funnel of a tornado have this in common - the...

Fanatics in power and the funnel of a tornado have this in common - the...

The tendency to claim God as an ally for our partisan value and ends is...

The tendency to claim God as an ally for our partisan value and ends is...

Today's Islamic fundamentalism is also a cover for political motifs. We should not overlook the...

Today's Islamic fundamentalism is also a cover for political motifs. We should not overlook the...

The worst vice of a fanatic is his sincerity.

The worst vice of a fanatic is his sincerity.

From fanaticism to barbarism is only one step.

From fanaticism to barbarism is only one step.

Neither current events nor history show that the majority rule, or ever did rule.

Neither current events nor history show that the majority rule, or ever did rule.

The White House used to belong to the American people. At least that's what I...

The White House used to belong to the American people. At least that's what I...

I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past.

I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past.