Conscience was the barmaid of the Victorian soul. Recognizing that human beings were fallible and that their failings, though regrettable, must be humored, conscience would permit, rather ungraciously perhaps, the indulgence of a number of carefully selected desires. — C. E. M. Joad Copy Share Image
Conscience was the barmaid of the Victorian soul. Recognizing that human beings were fallible and that their failings, though regrettable, must be humored, conscience… — C. E. M. Joad Copy Share Image
A man's style should be like his dress. It should be as unobtrusive and should attract as little attention as possible. — C. E. M. Joad Copy Share Image
There are those who feel an imperative need to believe, for whom the values of a belief are proportionate not to its truth, but… — C. E. M. Joad Copy Share Image
The secret of successful journalism is to make your readers so angry they will write half your paper for you. — C. E. M. Joad Copy Share Image
A good soul like a good body should be as unobtrusive as possible; in so far as it functions properly, it should not be… — C. E. M. Joad Copy Share Image
War provides an outlet for every evil element in man's nature. It enfranchises cupidity and greed gives a charter to petty tyranny, glorifies cruelty… — C. E. M. Joad Copy Share Image
In the most civilized and progressive countries freedom of discussion is recognized as a fundamental principle. — C. E. M. Joad Copy Share Image
My life is spent in perpetual alternation between two rhythms, the rhythm of attracting people for fear I may be lonely and the rhythm… — C. E. M. Joad Copy Share Image
It has been left to our generation to discover that you can move heaven and earth to save five minutes and then not have… — C. E. M. Joad Copy Share Image
