In the many months of his absence, she never wondered whether he was true to her or not; she knew he was. She knew, even though she was too young to know the reason, that indiscriminate desire and unselective indulgence were possible only to those who regarded sex and themselves as evil.

When men reject reason, they have no means left for dealing with one another — except brute, physical force.

There is no difference between the principles, policies and practical results of socialism—and those of any historical or prehistorical tyranny. Socialism is merely democratic absolute monarchy—that is, a system of absolutism without a fixed head, open to seizure of power by all corners, by any ruthless climber, opportunist, adventurer, demagogue or thug.

There are two sides to every issue: one side is right and the other is wrong, but the middle is always evil.

In any compromise between food and poison, it is only death that can win. In any compromise between good and evil, it is only evil that can profit.

The spread of evil is the symptom of a vacuum. Whenever evil wins, it is only by default: by the moral failure of those who evade the fact that there can be no compromise on basic principles.

Those who grant sympathy to guilt, grant none to innocence.

When the law no longer protects you from the corrupt, but protects the corrupt from you – you know your nation is doomed.

When you consider socialism, do not fool yourself about its nature. Remember that there is no such dichotomy as “human rights” versus “property rights.” No human rights can exist without property rights.