Nine Days with Kuehnelt-Leddihn

Authority

"Ochlocrats who never tire of accusing conservatives and Catholics of superstition, illogical traditionalism, and 'unscientific' procedure make an act of faith in the inner illumination of the individual and the infallibility of numerical majorities."

I'm a firm believer that every man has an authority, a source of faith, which they accept as their guideposts in life. The arrogant man never questions whatever flits into his mind. The arrogantly religious man never questions his interpretation of the Bible. The free marketer never questions Ayn Rand. The Soviet never questions Lenin. The moron never questions science. The only difference with respect to authority is, are you aware you have one? If you're conscious of it, you're one step ahead of the rest.