“Isolation from power makes men look for a mob in which they can be strong.” MenLooksStrongIsolation Book:The Magic Will: Stories and Essays Source: The Magic Will: Stories and Essays
“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
“The wonder of an artist's performance grows with the range of his penetration, with the instinctive sympathy that makes him, in his mortal isolation, considerate of other men's fate and a great diviner of their secret, so that his work speaks to them kindly, with a deeper assurance than they could have spoken with to themselves.” MenArtistSpeakGrowsSecretWonderFatePerformancesDeeperMortalsRangeIsolationAssuranceConsideratePenetration Book:The Life of Reason: Human Understanding Source: The Life of Reason: Human Understanding