Raymond Aron quotes

What passes for optimism is most often the effect of an intellectual error. (Raymond Aron)
Foreknowledge of the future makes it possible to manipulate both enemies and supporters. View quote
Raymond Aron
Racism is the snobbery of the poor. View quote
Raymond Aron
The optimism of the Left was created and maintained by a strong feeling: admiration for the power of reason, certainty that the application of science to industry would revolu­tionise the order of human society and the condition of its individual members. The ancestral aspiration towards human brotherhood was united with faith in practical science in order to inspire either nationalism or socialism or both. View quote
Raymond Aron