The Length Of The Journey

We Must Have A New Mythology, But It Must Place Itself At The Service Of Ideas, It Must Become A Mythology Of Reason. Mythology Must Become Philosophical, So That The People May Become Rational, And Philosophy Must Become Mythological, So That Philosophers May Become Sensible. If We Do Not Give Ideas A Form That Is Aesthetic, I.e., Mythological, They Will Hold No Interest For People.

What Is Rational Is Actual And What Is Actual Is Rational

Genuine Tragedies In The World Are Not Conflicts Between Right And Wrong. They Are Conflicts Between Two Rights.

The True Courage Of Civilized Nations Is Readiness For Sacrifice In The Service Of The State, So That The Individual Counts As Only One Amongst Many. The Important Thing Here Is Not Personal Mettle But Aligning Oneself With The Universal.

It Is Easier To Discover A Deficiency In Individuals, In States, And In Providence, Than To See Their Real Import And Value.