Ideological Dogmatism Quotes

I don't believe in populism.

I am very distrustful of collectivist ideologies of any kind

The liberal left can be as rigid and destructive as any force in American life.

You can compromise without violating your principles, but it is nearly impossible to compromise when you turn principles into ideology.

The ultimate end of any ideology is totalitarianism.

I dread the reveries of you philosophic politicians.

It is enough for me to hear someone talk sincerely about ideals, about the future, about philosophy, to hear him say “we" with a certain inflection of assurance, to hear him invoke "others" and regard himself as their interpreter - for me to consider him my enemy.

What good does it do to remain tied to an ideology if you don't achieve anything by it? I have an ideology myself - you can't work in a vacuum; you have to have faith in something.

The more ideological, the politician, the greater his need for illusion