John Ralston Saul

"Marx was fortunate to have been born eighty years before Walt Disney. Disney also promised a child's paradise and unlike Marx, delivered on his promise."


Rating: 5.75 (Number of Voters: 4)

"Panic: A highly underrated capacity thanks to which individuals are able to indicate clearly that something is wrong... Given their head, most humans panic with great dignity and imagination. This can be called democratic expression or practical common sense."

John Ralston Saul
John Ralston Saul "The Doubter's Companion"

Rating: 3.00 (Number of Voters: 4)

"Capitalism was reasonably content under Hitler, happy under Mussolini, very happy under Franco and delirious under General Pinochet."


Rating: 5.50 (Number of Voters: 4)

"Pessimism: A valuable protection against quackery."

John Ralston Saul
John Ralston Saul "The Doubter's Companion"

Rating: 4.00 (Number of Voters: 3)

"United States: .... A nation given either to unjustified over-enthusiasms or infantile furies."

John Ralston Saul
John Ralston Saul "The Doubter's Companion"

Rating: 4.00 (Number of Voters: 3)

"Faith: The opposite of dogmatism."

John Ralston Saul
John Ralston Saul "The Doubter's Companion"

Rating: 4.75 (Number of Voters: 4)