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Foreknowledge of the future makes it possible to manipulate both enemies and supporters.

In a way, all sociologists are akin to Marxists because of their inclination to settle everyone's accounts but their own.

Skepticism cannot be revolutionary, even though it speaks the language of revolution.

Freedom flourishes in temperate zones; it does not survive the burning faith of prophets and crowds.

In writing if it takes over 30 minutes to write the first two paragraphs select another subject.

Peace is impossible, war is improbable.

Intellectuals cannot tolerate the chance event, the unintelligible: they have a nostalgia for the absolute, for a universally comprehensive scheme.

Political thought in France is either nostalgic or Utopian.

What passes for optimism is most often the effect of an intellectual error.

Racism is the snobbery of the poor.

Peace imposible,war improbable.