Society and the World

Yes; quaint and curious war is!

After two thousand years of mass

‘Justice’ was done, and the President of the Immortals (in Aeschylean phrase) had ended his sport with Tess.

‘Justice’ was done, and the President of the Immortals (in Aeschylean phrase) had ended his sport with Tess.

War makes rattling good history; but Peace is poor reading.

The Revolution is made by man, but man must forge his revolutionary spirit from day to day.

In human relations kindness and lies are worth a thousand truths.

Catholics and Communists have committed great crimes, but at least they have not stood aside, like an established society, and been indifferent. I would rather have blood on my hands than water like Pilate.

Catholics and Communists have committed great crimes, but at least they have not stood aside, like an established society, and been indifferent. I would rather have blood on my hands than water like Pilate.

Not all that tempts your wand’ring eyes

To each his suff’rings, all are men,

Far from the madding crowd’s ignoble strife,

Forbad to wade through slaughter to a throne,

Forbad to wade through slaughter to a throne,

Ruin seize thee, ruthless King!

If there’s no money in poetry, neither is there poetry in money.

The proletarian state must bring up thousands of excellent ‘mechanics of culture’, ‘engineers of the soul’.

Never open the door to the least of evils, for many other, greater ones lurk outside.

This is Liberty-Hall, gentlemen.

Let schoolmasters puzzle their brain,

And honour sinks where commerce long prevails.

And honour sinks where commerce long prevails.

How small, of all that human hearts endure,

How small, of all that human hearts endure,