The world, viewed philosophically, remains a series of slave camps, where citizens – tax livestock – labor under the chains of illusion in the service of their masters.

Deep pockets and empty hearts rule the world. We unleash them at our peril.

No rules for the rulers is tyranny for the subjects. Freedom for politicians is enslavement for citizens.

The paralysis of potential is essential to the manufacturing of victims.

There's a huge swath of humanity that has developed verbal abilities to extract resources from guilt-ridden people.
They used to be priests, and now they're leftists.

Culture makes lies plausible through exposure to time. It makes prejudice seem like physics intergenerationally. It is therefore the most dangerous opponent of philosophy, because it feels the most credible to the average person.