small talk only

At a certain point, he realized, sadly, that he couldn’t speak at length with most people.

two kinds of us

There are two kinds of people in the modern world, those who are still soul-making, and those who are lulled by capitalist delights and entertainments.

castles in the air

In countries like Great Britain, where the monarchy no longer controls governance, the monarchy becomes state-sponsored entertainment, serving to delight the people.

no one thing

It’s a mistake to talk of Americans as though one people, or to speak of the USA as though one country. We the people: Are many peoples and many notions of a nation, uneasily held together.

people problem

Any system/bureaucracy takes on the worst characteristics of its managers.

me as we

There are persons who are nothing outside the company of others.

utter clutter

To live through a catastrophe in which everything has been taken away from you except your life. After that, all life must seem a dream cluttered with things, people and events.

people trump ideas

The problems begin when one puts ideologies before people. People will complicate that which ideologies want to simplify.

people problem

Another utopia spoiled by people.