Showing posts with label idealism. Show all posts
Showing posts with label idealism. Show all posts

February 8, 2011

#2,747

When a revolution breaks out, the appetites are placed at the service of ideals; when the revolution triumphs, ideals are placed at the service of the appetites.

Escolios a un Texto Implícito: Selección, p. 441

July 2, 2010

#1,378

There is no “ideal” tolerable for more than a few days.

Escolios a un Texto Implícito: Selección, p. 235

January 21, 2010

#119

Civilization is what old men manage to salvage from the onslaught of young idealists.

Escolios a un Texto Implícito: Selección, p. 41