Eric Hoffer

A great man's greatest good luck is to die at the right time.

To spell out the obvious is often to call it in question.

Propaganda does not deceive people; it merely helps them to deceive themselves.

Democracy, loudly upheld as a cure for much of the ailing world, has proved no guarantor of political wisdom, even if it remains the least bad form of government.

The model should only serve the very private function for the painter of providing the starting point for his excitement.

Democracy, loudly upheld as a cure for much of the ailing world, has proved no guarantor of political wisdom, even if it remains the least bad form of government.