The old prose writers wrote as if they were speaking to an audience; while, among us, prose is invariably written for the eye alone.

Those who want to “spread the wealth” almost invariably seek to concentrate the power. It happens too often, and in too many different countries around the world, to be a coincidence. Which is more dangerous, inequalities of wealth or concentrations of power?

A dying culture invariably exhibits personal rudeness. Bad manners. Lack of consideration for others in minor matters. A loss of politeness, of gentle manners, is more significant than is a riot.

Doubt is invariably the result of want or weakness of faith.

People almost invariably arrive at their beliefs not on the basis of proof but on the basis of what they find attractive.