And with tears of blood he cleansed the hand, The hand that held the steel: For only blood can wipe out blood, And only tears can heal - Oscar Wilde

The fact is, that civilisation requires slaves. The Greeks were quite right there. Unless there are slaves to do the ugly, horrible, uninteresting work, culture and contemplation become almost impossible. Human slavery is wrong, insecure, and demoralizing. On mechanical slavery, on the slavery of the machine, the future of the world depends.

It is so easy to convince others; it is so difficult to convince oneself.

I hate people who are not serious about meals. It is so shallow of them.