Alexis de Tocqueville

In politics shared hatreds are almost always the basis of friendships.

When the past no longer illuminates the future, the spirit walks in darkness.

The surface of American society is covered with a layer of democratic paint, but from time to time one can see the old aristocratic colours breaking through.

The government has once again made the right socially acceptable.

It's hard to imagine anyone interested in film not being a fan of Alfred Hitchcock because he's such a key influence on the entire history of cinema - it's hard to escape his shadow.

It is often in the name of cultural integrity as well as social stability and national security that democratic reforms based on human rights are resisted by authoritarian governments.