The freedom to fail is preserved, as a sort of supreme law, which guarantees escape at every fresh juncture. One is inclined to call this the freedom… - Elias Canetti

The deception is complete. It is the deception of all leaders. They pretend that they will be the first to die, but, in reality, they send their people to death, so that they themselves may stay alive longer. The trick is always the same. The leader wants to survive, for with each survival he grows stronger. If he has enemies, so much the better; he survives them. If not, he has his own people. In any event he uses both, whether successively or together. Enemies he can use openly; that is why he has enemies. His own people must be used secretly.

Cada nueva masacre crea un nuevo modelo, y da la impresión de que el crecimiento acelerado de la humanidad sólo sirve para su matanza.
Nadie, literalmente nadie puede decir qué milagro podría poner fin a
esto. Si se percibiera como esperanzador el hecho de que la experiencia y la conciencia y la conmiseración generalizada de la opinión pública empujan a terminar la guerra de Estados Unidos, se podría objetar que esta guerra ha estado exenta de victoria. A lo mejor es posible trocar hoy en día medias derrotas en repugnancia. Sin embargo, no existe todavía el remedio contra los triunfos.
La victoria contra los judíos indefensos era irresistible, e igualmente irresistible es en la actualidad la victoria en Bengala.
Las armas que matan con mayor facilidad que nunca matan de forma masiva, pero no suprimen el matar individualmente, sólo lo incluyen.

What is it that happens in an inflation? The unit of money suddenly loses its identity. The crowd it is part of starts growing and, the larger it becomes, the smaller becomes the worth of each unit. The millions one always wanted are suddenly there in one's hand, but they are no longer millions in fact, but only in name.