A politician wouldn’t dream of being allowed to call a columnist the things a columnist is allowed to call a politician. — Max Lerner
In our rich consumers’ civilization we spin cocoons around ourselves and get possessed by our possessions. — Max Lerner
The best thing about lying in bed late is that you learn to distinguish between first things and trivia — Max Lerner
The politics of surprise leads through the gates of astonishment into the kingdom of hope. — Max Lerner
The so-called lessons of history are for the most part the rationalizations of the victors. — Max Lerner
The turning point in the process of growing up is when you discover the core of strength within you that survives all hurt. — Max Lerner
To deaden yourself against any hurt is to deaden yourself also against the hurt of others. — Max Lerner
We cannot live by power, and a culture that seeks to live by it becomes brutal and sterile. But we can die without it. — Max Lerner
When evil acts in the world it always manages to find instruments who believe that what they do is not evil but honorable. — Max Lerner