“... the greater part of the population is not very intelligent, dreads responsibility, and desires nothing better than to be told what to do. Provided the rulers do not interfere with its material comforts and its cherished beliefs, it is perfectly happy to let itself be ruled.” TruthDesireBeliefFreedomResponsibilityKnowledgeGreaterMaterialsComfortIntelligentPopulationDreadRulersInterfere Book:Complete Essays: 1926-1929 Source: Complete Essays: 1926-1929
“Religion and nationalism, as well as any custom and any belief however absurd and degrading, if it only connects the individual with others, are refuges from what man most dreads: isolation.” IfsMenWellsIndividualBeliefAbsurdIsolationNationalismCustomsDreadRefugeDegrading Book:Escape from Freedom Source: Escape from Freedom
“O majesty unspeakable and dread!Wert thou less mighty than Thou art,Thou wert, O Lord, too great for our belief,Too little for our heart.” HeartLittlesArtBeliefLordDreadMajestyUnspeakable Book:Hymns Source: Hymns
“The nephew revenges himself for this, by holding his breath and terrifying his kinswoman with the dread belief that he has made up his mind to burst. Regardless of whispers and shakes, he swells and becomes discoloured, and yet again swells and becomes discoloured, until the aunt can bear it no longer, but leads him out, with no visible neck, and with his eyes going before him like a prawn's.” MindMadeEyeFunnyBeliefBearsHumorousBreathsRevengeHis EyesVisibleNecksShakesDreadAuntNephewPrawns Book:Novels Source: Novels