What passes for optimism is most often the effect of an intellectual error. Raymond Aron More Quotes by Raymond Aron More Quotes From Raymond Aron Despotism has so often been established in the name of liberty that experience should warn us to judge parties by their practices rather than their preachings. Raymond Aron party practice names Racism is the snobbery of the poor. Raymond Aron snobbery poor racism Intellectuals cannot tolerate the chance event, the unintelligible: they have a nostalgia for the absolute, for a universally comprehensive scheme. Raymond Aron atheism events chance Peace is impossible, war is improbable. Raymond Aron improbable impossible war In writing if it takes over 30 minutes to write the first two paragraphs select another subject. Raymond Aron writing two firsts In a way, all sociologists are akin to Marxists because of their inclination to settle everyone's accounts but their own. Raymond Aron settling marxist way The intellectual who no longer feels attached to anything is not satisfied with opinion merely; he wants certainty, he wants a system. The revolution provides him with his opium. Raymond Aron atheism intellectual want Skepticism cannot be revolutionary, even though it speaks the language of revolution. Raymond Aron revolution language speak Foreknowledge of the future makes it possible to manipulate both enemies and supporters. Raymond Aron manipulation future enemy Political thought in France is either nostalgic or Utopian. Raymond Aron nostalgic france political
