"The essence of being human is that one does not seek perfection, that one is prepared to muddle along, to be imperfect and yet to remain sane."

"Perhaps one of the most alarming things about totalitarianism is that it is not, as is sometimes imagined, a static tyranny, but a dynamic one."

"The average man is not a fool, but he is a coward."

"The people will believe what the media tells them they believe."

"Until they become conscious they will never rebel, and until after they have rebelled they cannot become conscious."