“Partly by accident, partly by instinct, partly by deliberate contrivance, he was the first intellectual systematically to exploit the guilt of the… — Paul Johnson Anger Copy Share Image
“The Salem [witch] trials…can be seen as an example of the propensity of the American people to be convulsed by spasms of… — Paul Johnson American people Copy Share Image
“Much of Sartre’s time in the 1960s was spent travelling in China and the Third World, a term invented by the geographer… — Paul Johnson Cuban revolution Copy Share Image
“He [Augustine] admitted: 'I am the sort of man who writes because he has made progress, and who makes progress by writing.'… — Paul Johnson Writing Copy Share Image
The most intimidating world leader was Lyndon Johnson, who became U.S. President when John Kennedy was assassinated. He exulted in this power… — Paul Johnson Became Copy Share Image
Democracy has many enemies, and the terrorist is only one of them. — Paul Johnson Democracies have Copy Share Image
“Marx wrote about finance and industry all his life but he only knew two people connected with financial and industrial processes. One… — Paul Johnson Communism Copy Share Image
“When we are dealing with concepts like freedom and equality, it is essential to use words accurately and in good faith. So… — Paul Johnson Freedom Copy Share Image
Margaret Thatcher had more impact on the world than any woman ruler since Catherine the Great of Russia. Not only did she… — Paul Johnson Also Copy Share Image
Wisdom lies not in possessing knowledge - which quickly becomes outdated - but in perpetually seeking it. — Paul Johnson Knowledge Copy Share Image
The planet Earth, though not threatened with destruction by man-made global warming, is by no means indestructible. There are many unpredictable events… — Paul Johnson Could Copy Share Image
“As Khrushchev put it, “He prodded the capitalist world with the tip of his bayonet.” He himself put it, “If I see… — Paul Johnson Copy Share Image
“We must never forget that the settlement of what is now the United States was only part of a larger enterprise. And… — Paul Johnson Business Copy Share Image
Where the quest for knowledge is relatively, and now almost absolutely, unrestrained, the public benefit will be great, especially where the certainty… — Paul Johnson Absolutely Copy Share Image
If anti-Semitism is a variety of racism, it is a most peculiar variety, with many unique characteristics. In my view as a… — Paul Johnson Anti semitism Copy Share Image
The richness and variety, and indeed the advance, of our culture depend upon the continuation of this conflict [between conservatives and radicals],… — Paul Johnson Balance Copy Share Image
One of the categories of people I don't like much are intellectuals. People say, 'Oh, you're an intellectual,' and I say, 'No!'… — Paul Johnson Categories Copy Share Image
The study of history is a powerful antidote to contemporary arrogance. It is humbling to discover how many of our glib assumptions,… — Paul Johnson Antidote Copy Share Image
My grandfather used to say, "Learn to like art, music and literature deeply and passionately. They will be your friends when things… — Paul Johnson Advice Copy Share Image
“Julian recognized that the strength of the orthodox Church rested to a great extent on the imperial discrimination in its favour. According… — Paul Johnson Christianity Copy Share Image
“Lincoln could easily have used the excuse of Seward’s incapacity to avoid consulting him at all. But that was not his way.… — Paul Johnson Great men Copy Share Image
“It is one of the many ironies of this period that, at a time when the intelligentsia were excoriating Mellon for tax-evasion,… — Paul Johnson America Copy Share Image
Nothing appeals to intellectuals more than the feeling that they represent 'the people'. Nothing, as a rule, is further from the truth — Paul Johnson Appeals Copy Share Image
“If Paul brought the first generation of Christians the useful skills of a trained theologian, Origen was the first great philosopher to… — Paul Johnson Christianity Copy Share Image
The idea that human beings have changed and are changing the basic climate system of the Earth through their industrial activities and… — Paul Johnson About Copy Share Image
